Givenchy, Spring 1997 by Alexander McQueen.
Givenchy Spring Couture '97 was McQueen's debut collection at the mega-label. He took the job after Galliano announced exited from the brand after just 2 years. McQueen was a controversial choice for a pleothra of reasons. One of them being that he was quoted to say, he had "no respect for Hubert de Givenchy" and had taken the job only because he "loves fashion." For a storied house, especially one in the traditionalist fashion world, this was largely disrespectful.
Executing this collection in just 3 months, McQueen chose a white and gold color palette, which the Givenchy brand was known for. However, the collection retains McQueen DNA with a slew of femme fatales and an emphasis on tailoring. Tailoring and an emphasis on the strength innate in females are two things McQueen was known for in his design language. When taking the job, McQueen had made it abundantly clear that he was not there to please the women of Givenchy.
