Spring 2005 Alexander McQueen 'It's Only a Game' Runway Skirt & Jacket Set designer-guy-laroche The buttons are glass pearls

The buttons are glass pearls

The waist cinches in with the original tie belt and the front has a pretty tiny little ruffle detailing

The top is cut to sit wide off the shoulders which really give it a bit of that famous YSL sexiness

Amazing concept and a beautiful couture level piece in mint condition

(Photos 1-3 by Erin Leydon)

Spring 2005 Alexander McQueen 'It's Only a Game' Runway Skirt & Jacket Set designer-guy-laroche The buttons are glass pearlsAlexander McQueen designed the 2005 collection 'It's Only A Game' around the idea of a chess match between America and Japan. Each ensemble corresponded to a particular chess piece. Vogue said of it; "The presentation summed up all his experience in sharp tailoring, spectacular romantic dresses, couture richness, and downright showmanship." and that it had a "girlish Edwardian theme, starting with tiny sailor jackets, school blazers, ticking striped