Frans Pourbus II

In Flemish court painter Frans Pourbus II’s portrait of a young King Louis XIII of France, the artist renders the monarch with exquisite attention to detail, especially in his starched lace collar, slashed satin doublet and sleeves, and gold scrolling-vine embroidery. A similar attention to detail is found in this McQueen white dress from Sarabande, which includes a small ruff at the neck and elaborate gold beading throughout the chest in a similar pattern around a mirrored red “cQ” in reference to the McQueen logo.