bumster trousers

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Bumster trousers are a famously low-rise style of pants created by Alexander McQueen that exposed the top of the buttocks and helped redefine 1990s and early 2000s fashion silhouettes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fashion design
low-rise pants
trouser style
aesthetic eroticized
provocative
subversive
associatedWithDesignerLabel Alexander McQueen
surface form: Alexander McQueen brand
characteristic elongate torso visually
expose top of buttocks
sit well below natural waistline
controversy criticized for extreme sexualization
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Alexander McQueen
culturalAssociation 1990s club culture
Y2K fashion
designer Alexander McQueen
exposes lower back
upper buttocks
fashionContext luxury fashion
runway experimentation
fashionDecade 1990s
2000s
fashionMovement avant-garde fashion
deconstructivist fashion
firstPresentedBy Alexander McQueen
firstPresentedIn early 1990s
garmentType pants
trousers
genderUsage also adapted for menswear
primarily womenswear
impactOnBodyIdeal emphasized elongated torso
emphasized flat stomach
influenced 1990s fashion silhouettes
early 2000s fashion silhouettes
low-rise jeans trend
inspired celebrity red-carpet low-rise looks
mainstream low-rise trousers
material various tailoring fabrics
notableFor challenging conventional ideas of waistline placement
controversial exposure of buttock cleavage
partOfCollectionType runway collections
regardedAs iconic Alexander McQueen design
landmark in low-rise fashion
rise very low-rise
silhouetteEffect changed proportion between torso and legs
lowered visual waistline
typicalAudience high-fashion consumers
waistlinePosition below hip bone

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Alexander McQueen notableWork bumster trousers