Widows of Culloden, Alexander McQueen F/W 2006

For this collection, McQueen delved into his past, revisiting Scottish family roots and refining the contents of the rampaging tartan “Highland Rape” show. With its original rawness and anger, the result was a poetic tale that involved romantic images of Scottish fantasy heroines in Victorian tartan crinolines, bird-wing or antler-and-lace headdresses, feathered gowns, and pieces made from brocades that might have been dragged down from ancient wall-hangings.