Alexander Mqueen

For those who paid close attention to my Paris blog, would of noticed the absence of one designer; that being Alexander Mcqueen, this was done on purpose and is the subject of this blog. I thought out of respect and admiration for the late designer I should probably do something special - or as special as I can on blogspot - so I thought maybe separate his collection from the rest.

After seeing the collection and getting over the more emotional side of it, I began to realise, dead or alive the man deserved a separate blog, for the beauty and skill that went into this last collection.

After his S/S 2010 collection you would expect 24" shoes, dresses made from mercury, and maybe the whole collection being live streamed from the moon, but this was nothing of the sort. Alexander Mcqueen went back and looked at history for inspiration, to create a collection focused around craftsmen ship, beauty fluidity and grace. The collection drew inspiration from the dark ages but took the beauty out and interpreted it into clothing, it showed a maturity and thoughtfulness behind it, and beauty on the surface, something often disregarded in his collections, because there is such a strong theme of structure and technology, but this collection was about what beauty can be and how it can be created by one man and his team. There was also a strong feeling of looking back and seeing some of his groundbreaking collections moulded in, as a possible reminder of what made him who he is today.

There was so much detail and thought in the clothes, that emphasised a medieval beauty, and religious iconography. The models almost looked like saints from paintings found in the stain glass of churches or the roofs of cathedrals, there was an eerie sense of holiness in the clothes, and how they moved on the body and fell on each model, but also the models themselves the pale makeup and lightened eyebrows, creating an inhuman but beautiful character. 

The collection was also appropriate for the tragedy of Mcqueen committing suicide, as the collection gave close friends and the people who admire his work so closely the opportunity to for the last time be close to him and grieve through what he knew best. The art of fashion. 

Luella