Maria Valentino/MCV Photo
Fall 2003
Inspired by a nomad's desolate journey into the tundra, McQueen placed models inside a torrential wind tunnel. “The models could hardly walk, yet the hand-painted silk and chiffon fabric that was billowing behind them was just completely breathtakingsome pieces stretched over 20 feet!" says Rubenstein. "You thought the models were going to blow away.”