In reptile-patterned carapace-like dresses and their tresses braided into elaborate aquatic-fin formations, the models strode down the runway in 9+ towering inches of armadillo'ish footwear. Addressing the pressing issue of the ice caps melting and whether we are destined to slither back under the waters from whence we originally emerged, Style.com wondered whether the collection represented "a fantastical breed on antediluvian sea monster." And yet, while the silhouettes and accessories presented were futuristic (ask yourself: what in fashion history can you really compare them with?), they were also strangely familiar, but in a time-dilated way...like a long-buried memory of a future life.

What Alexander McQueen Knew (aka Why You're Beyond Bored with New York Fashion Week) - Alexander McQueen - Fashion - Designer