The black eye mask featuring a metal crucifix painted white between the eyes first appeared in the Alexander McQueen Fall 1996 runway show titled “Dante.” Seven looks incorporated the religious accessory. They were created by Simon Costin for Alexander McQueen. According to a listing for the mask on Kerry Taylor Auctions, it was inspired by photographer Joel-Peter Witkin’s Journeys of the Mask: Helena Fourment.
“Dante” took place at a candle-lit Christ Church in Spitalfields, London. Death, blasphemy, and religion were some of the main themes conveyed by the show. Some models wore heads of antlers or crowns of thorns. The runway was even shaped like a crucifix.
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