The Girl Who Lived in the Tree is the 32nd collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, made for the Autumn/Winter 2008 season. The primary inspirations were British culture and national symbols, particularly the British monarchy, as well as the clothing of India during the British Raj. It was presented through the narrative of a fairy tale about a feral girl who lived in a tree before falling in love with a prince and descending to become a princess. The collection's runway show was staged on 29 February 2008 at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris. Forty-two looks were featured in two phases: during the first the ensembles were all in black and white, with most having a slim, tailored silhouette; those from the second were richly coloured, with luxurious materials and embellishments (examples pictured). Critical response was positive, and in retrospect it is regarded as one of McQueen's best collections. Garments from the collection are held by various museums.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1809:

The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Ballet_and_Opera

1875:

The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1875_Indianola_hurricane

1961:

An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transair_Sweden_Flight_001

1981:

While posing as an aristocrat, Belgian serial killer Nestor Pirotte murdered an antiques dealer in Brussels, for which crime he was sentenced to death. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestor_Pirotte

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

cryptomnesia: (chiefly psychology, uncountable) The phenomenon of the reappearance of a long-forgotten memory as if it were a new experience; (countable) an instance of this. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cryptomnesia

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over them.   --Joseph Story https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joseph_Story