ANEMONES: Alexander McQueen's Fall Winter 21 Womenswear Collection

A single-breasted tailored jacket with exploded parka sleeves and rib knit cuffs in grey herringbone wool and poly faille and elongated cigarette trousers in grey herringbone wool.

An anemone print t-shirt in white jersey and an anemone print skirt with dropped pocket detailing in black poly faille.

A biker dress with a sweetheart neckline and silver zip and eyelet detailing in red leather.

An anemone print jumper with a slashed zipped neckline and satin stitch embroidery and a full gathered skirt with drop pockets in black poly faille.

A biker jacket with an open neckline and multi-zip exploded peplum in black leather and a full gathered skirt with dropped pocket detailing in white poly faille.

An asymmetric corseted t-shirt in white jersey and ivory silk tulle pieced with a patchwork of trailing silver lily pad embroideries and elongated cigarette trousers in black wool twill.

A parka jacket with an exploded hood and sleeves in navy poly faille and lake blue washed denim and a fluted panelled skirt in lake blue washed denim.

A pieced and reconstructed dress with a shadow wash bodice and fluted panelled skirt in lake blue washed denim.

photographs by Paolo Roversi

“It feels like now is a time for healing, for breathing new life, for exploring echoes from the past to enrich our future. More than ever, a sense of humanity, of the team working together with a single aim – to make something beautiful, something meaningful – feels both precious and important. We looked at water, for its healing properties, and at anemones. Anemones are the most ephemeral flowers, here made permanent in cloth. The women wearing the anemone dresses almost become like flowers, like their embodiment, their character – but amplified, grounded, radiant and strong.”

Sarah Burton, Creative Director.