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Alexander McQueen's Final Collection Is Strikingly Sci-Fi

Stylish high-heeled shoe with a colorful snake-skin pattern. Sci-fi being just one descriptor, the late Alexander McQueen's final Spring 2010 collection draws inspiration from that and much more.

Titled 'Plato's Atlantis', the collection brings to mind magical outerspace aliens, mythological sea creatures, Avatar-esque forest beings; all donned in garments of intensely intricate digital prints, inspired from nature and science, reminiscent of an image from a mid-microscopic zoom.

Style.com reports,

"The models came out, dressed in short, reptile-patterned, digitally printed dresses, their gangly legs sunk in grotesque shoes that looked like the armored heads of a fantastical breed of antediluvian sea monster.

McQueen, according to an internal logic detailed in a press release, was casting an apocalyptic forecast of the future ecological meltdown of the world: Humankind is made up of creatures that evolved from the sea, and we may be heading back to an underwater future as the ice cap dissolves."

McQueen's shoes in particular garnered much attention, for their fantastical design and extreme discomfort (not exactly ready-to-wear). Lady Gaga took them straight from runway to music video, rocking more than one pair in Bad Romance (see second video in the gallery below - skip ahead to 3:30 to see her sporting full McQueen from head to toe).

Fashion model showcasing a striking, artistic dress on the runway.

Model wearing a floral-patterned dress on the runway.

Fashion model walking down the runway in a colorful, artistic dress.

Fashion model showcasing a colorful, ornate dress on the runway.

Model showcasing a vibrant, fashion-forward dress on a runway.

Fashion model showcasing a designer dress on the runway.

Fashion model showcasing a colorful, ornate dress on the runway.

Model wearing a metallic gold fashion ensemble on the runway.

Fashion model wearing a creatively designed elegant dress on the runway.

Model walking the runway in a colorful, patterned dress with a high neckline and unique textures.

Fashion model walking the runway in a vibrant, intricately designed dress.

Fashion model walking the runway in a vibrant, blue artistic dress.

Fashion model showcasing a colorful dress on the runway.

Model walking on the runway in a vibrant blue dress with unique hairstyle.

Fashion model on a runway showcasing a stylish gray outfit with a floral print dress.

Fashion model showcasing a metallic outfit on the runway.

Fashion model on the runway wearing a blue patterned outfit.

Model wearing a vibrant, futuristic blue dress on a runway.

Model showcasing a vibrant, abstract-patterned dress on the runway.

Model showcasing a vibrant, futuristic dress on the runway.

Fashion model walking on the runway in a colorful outfit.

Fashion model on runway wearing avant-garde attire with vibrant background.

Fashion model walking the runway in a futuristic, shimmering outfit.

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