Clothing Alexander McQueen carries a reflection of her creator's personality - eccentric and brilliant Alexander McQueen.
After a sudden leaving of the designer's life, the brand continues to retain his stylist, pleases with extravagant clothing and bold causing images.
About brand
Alexander McQueen is a nominal luxury segment brand, founded by London designer Alexander Macquin. This is the most outstanding and scandalous fashion house in England.
The founder of the brand is a unique personality, a talented fashion designer who was awarded three times a title "British designer of the year" in a sufficiently young age - in 1997, 1998 and 2002.
One of the few who masterfully determined and instantly picked up fashion trends at the turn of two centuries. In his hands, even the most fonduous colors came to life, they began to "play and sing", envelope unprecedented power.
In the collections of Alexander, the absolute opposites were harmoniously combined, it was this incredible feature that made his brand so unique.
Macquain itself is often defined as a "talented and shocking designer, an eccentric artist who created spectacular images that are not fitted in the conservatism framework."
The biography of the designer is not much different from his other contemporaries. Being a leaving from the poor London family, he could hardly assume that he could achieve such success, and his brand would become popular all over the world.
- Lee McQueen was born on March 17, 1969 in London. He was fond of fashion since childhood, drawing sketches of female dresses, but the family was against his hobbies.
- In 1985, he threw school and left the parent house, setting up working in Atelier "Anderson & Shepherd". Later he was invited to the role of a costume screen in the theater workshop, where he sewed scenic costumes.
- In 1989, he became an assistant to the Japanese fashion designer Koji Tatsuno and entered Central College of St. Martins.
- In 1992 he received a master's degree with a designer specialty. The graduate collection of the master attracted the attention of the public, but a special impression was made on the stylist Isabella Bloou, who bought all the finished outfits. Later, she had a great influence on the promotion of a young designer, advised him to change his name to Alexander, and he considered her his muse.
- In 1994, the fashion designer registered his own Alexander McQueen brand.
- In 1996, he became an art director of Givenchy, having changed John Galliano in his post, worked in this post until 2001.
- In 1997, the BRAND Alexander McQueen moved to the Gucci Group's Concern.
- In 2001, Gucci brand became the owner of Half McKain shares. At the same time, Alexander broke up with Givenchy, and fully focused on his brand, having received complete creative freedom. From this point on, the success history of Alexander McQueen began.
- In 2003, the first female fragrance Kingdom was presented, four years later his male version came out.
- On October 29, 2003, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire from the hands of Elizabeth II in the Buckingham Palace.
- In 2005, cooperation began with a sports company PUMA, the designer released a collection of shoes.
- In 2006, a democratic MCQ line was created, which eventually began to be positioned as a separate youth brand MCQ by Alexander McQueen.
- In 2007, the Samsonite brand released suitcases that resemble a breast of a person whose design was engaged in Alexander.
- In 2009, McQuin created costumes for the play "Eonagata", which was devoted to the Frenchman of the Frenchman Chevalé d'Eon.
- February 11, 2010 was found hanged in his own home in London. The reasons for which the designer committed suicide is reliably unknown. His sudden death touched upon many people and was actively discussed at the nearest fashion week.
After a month, the post of creative director of the brand was taken by McCain's assistant - Sarah Burton, which is still in this position so far.
Collections of clothing
For his life, Alexand McQueen managed to release 35 collections of clothing from 1992 to 2010. Each is worthy of a separate mention, but we will get acquainted with the most interesting and provocative of them.
- St Martins Ma Graduate Collection, Jack The Ripper Stalks His Victims (Jack Ripper Launches Victims »), 1992
The graduation collection of a designer, which is devoted to Jack to the Ripper. Unfortunately, there are no photos from the debut show, and the owner of the collection became Isabella Bloou, which we mentioned above.
Nevertheless, several things from that collection did not participate in the exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, which was held in the New York Metropolitan Museum.
Among the exhibits - a silk dress with a barbed wire pattern, which is decorated with man's hair. This is a reference to women of easy behavior of the Victorian era. They sold their hair, of which they made wigs with curls.
Initially, own curls, packed in plastic bags, attached to all designer clothes.
- Highland Rape ("Raped Scotland"), Autumn / Winter 1995
The provocative name received a collection dedicated to the conflict of Scotland and England. The models went on the podium, depicting sadness on the verge of hysteria, and I was hoping for them there was a checkered clothing with cutouts.
Then, incorrectly perceiving the collection, critics accused Alexander in hate to women.
- The Hunger ("Hunger"), Spring / Summer 1996
The collection struck the beauty of vampires even before it became mainstream. In the mid-90s, designer used tops resembling bags with blood, asymmetrical silk blouses of black and pants with cuttings on hips.
Some skirts were decorated with deer horns, and Rog's fragments turned into a sign-to-thels, which was powerful and sophisticated at the same time.
- Dante (Dante), Autumn / Winter 1996
The show was devoted to the parishioners of the Guenota Church, whose parishings were descendants of Alexander. The models went on the podium accompanied by organ music, they themselves were with pale leather and bloody lips. The atmosphere in the hall was to remind the gathered and approaching death.
The collection is particularly noteworthy in that the photos were printed photographs of people made by the famous military photographer Don Maccalen.
- VOSS, Spring / Summer 2001
The show has become one of the most ambitious performances not only for the brand, but also for the fashion industry as a whole. The mirror club and many other scenery were designed to imitate a psychiatric hospital.
On the models that were portrayed the mentally ill, jerking dresses, decorated with embroidery, feathers and middle shells. Some heads were clogged, others were decorated with hats in the form of stuffed birds.
The collection also included office trousers, plastic tops, asymmetrical jackets. It was a game in contrasts - simple lines were complemented by hyperbolynized images.
Since McQueen from childhood adored birds, it was not the only collection in which he used feathers - they were constant material for creativity and creating incredible masterpieces.
- La Dame Bleue ("Lady in Blue"), Spring / Summer 2008
Suicide girlfriend and Muse Isabella Bloou in 2007 became a big blow for Alexander. To cope with accumulated emotions, the designer devoted his mentor to the next collection, based on her style.
It was a clothing in Asian motifs, dresses with birds of birds, hats, imitating fencing masks and, of course, famous headwear from cluster butterflies that helped create Philip Trecy.
- The Widows of Culloden ("Kawloden's Widow"), Autumn / Winter 2006
Another collection, which is devoted to the turbulent bloody history of Scotland, originally from which were his ancestors. According to the memoirs of friends, he was literally obsessed with this country.
In the collection of McQueen used mainly multiple textural fabrics, tartan, feathers and fur. Oloe hats played deer horns, nests, butterflies and bird wings. The show has been completed with a soaring hologram Kate Moss in an intertarous organza dress.
- The Horn Of Plenty ("Horn of Isobacy"), Autumn / Winter 2009
This show today remains one of the most spectacular and memorable in the history of the fashion industry. The designer again turned to the theme of birds, this time surpassing himself.
The topic of the collection is devoted to the age of consumption in which we live. The models came to the podium at very high heels, dressed in color contrasts.
The role of hats was played by umbrellas and bird cells. All this was supplemented with clothes made of feathers.
The show was completed by two models that came out in white and black dresses. The outfits were fully made of feathers - now they can be safely considered to be one of the most recognizable masterpieces of the designer.
Of course, they caused a lot of criticism, but they managed to convey to the public the main thing: Fashion is art, and not commerce.
- Plato's Atlantis (Atlantis Plato), Spring / Summer 2010
The last collection of a designer, which demonstrated the flight of its limitless fantasy. She calls him a peculiar "end of the world" from Alexander McCain.
The designer was inspired by the problem of global warming and life after the apocalypse. The show was the embodiment of Alexander's fantasies, in which the planet inhabits people-reptiles, which adapted to life on land and under water.
The collection includes air dresses, outfits of an unusual shape with a snake print and the image of the butterfly overflowing wings. On the heads of the models were high hairstyles that were called upon to complete the image of alien creatures.
The collection is particularly recognizable, thanks to the legendary Armadillo shoes (from English. "Bremen All). These are unusual shoes with a high platform and a 30-centimeter heel.
They acquired particular popularity thanks to Lady Gaga, which appeared in them in their clip, and then bought most of the models presented.
Range
clothing
T-shirts
In his work, Alexander McQueen cultivated the death itself and life after death. For example, this particular topic was dedicated to the 1996 collection of DANTE.
It is not surprising that one of the characters that is associated with the creativity of the designer is a skull. For example, they can be found on T-shirts, like skeletons and images of feathers, who also played a big role in the work of Alexander.
T-shirts are usually made in neutral tones - white, black, dark blue, gray. They are great for everyday socks, and differ only with provocation prints.
Coat
Sarah Burton continues skillfully working on the Alexander McQueen brand. In general, its collections have become more feminine and gentle, you can even say more "wearels".
In the assortment you can find a coat for every taste - free and fitted, long and asymmetrical. They enjoy a large variety of forms, textures and styles.
Wedding Dress
Perhaps the most iconic wedding dress for the fashion house Alexander McQueen is the outfit created for Kate Middleton in 2011 Sarah Burton. This is a gorgeous wedding dress that people will remember for a very long time.
Completed from the atlas, it was fastened on the back of 58 buttons, and its train was 2.7 meters long. The upper part of the dress was sewn of lace, decorated with colors - symbols of Great Britain. On the dresses, there was also a lace finish, as a whole, the outfit had more than 200 applications. It was estimated at $ 50,000.
Shoes
At some shoes, McQueen causes disgust, someone is delighted, but almost no one else leaves indifferent.
For example, in 2009, he presented a collection of shoes on 30-centimpical heels, which reminded hoofs. Some models even refused to participate in the show, having counted the shoes too extreme.
As part of various collections, he had shoes, resembling the jaw of an alien aliens, sandals on a fantasy platform, decorated with butterflies, japanese-style shoes.
After his leaving, Brad shoes became more restrained and laconic. Sarah Burton presents a collection that includes rather ordinary shoes and sandals, but they are more suitable for everyday socks.
Alexander McQueen by Puma
In 2005, the German sports brand Puma concluded a long-term contract with the designer. His house began to develop capsule collections of shoes, which included sneakers and sneakers with a stunning design.
For sewing shoes, only high-quality materials were used that did sports shoes especially unique - this is Italian leather, sheep leather, goats, calf, leather, mixed with suede, fur pony. Of course, a unique handwriting of Macquain can be traced in the design sneakers.
The collaboration of these two brands made it possible to realize incredible design, convenience and practicality, which is especially relevant - when sneakers and sneakers went beyond the gyms, becoming casual shoes.
Bags and clutches
In 2006, the brand signed a contract for the creation of a collection of bags and suitcases with Samsonite. The suitcases made a real ex. - Human ribs were displaced on the lid of one model, and the other imitated the turtle shell.
The iconic clutchs appeared already after the death of the designer. Continuing the traditions created by the designer, Sarah created a collection of clutches decorated with the skulls that Alexander adored.
This clutch is recognizable thanks to the knob in the form of a tape, which simultaneously serves as a spectacular decoration. The design used floral and vegetable motifs, and the handbags themselves are made of metal and thick skin.
Sunglasses
Alexander McQueen glasses are a variety and freedom, combined with concise expressiveness. All models are produced by Italian Safilo, so they can boast excellent quality and excellent technical specifications.
Forms and appearance of glasses are diverse, especially fashionista love models with skulls that look bright and rapidly.
Decorations
From 1996 to 2001, the brand collaborated with Jeweler Se Shone Lin, who created decorations for shows. During their dense work, the world saw such incredible things like a corset-spine, the earrings-culb, cuff "Feather of dickered", decorations from brass, copper and other unusual metals.
Later, the designer released a collection of decorations with turtles - a brand symbol. It included large leather and metal bracelets and rings.
Perfumery
At the moment, the Alexander McQueen brand released 11 fragrances, the earliest of which - Kingdom was released in 2003. It belongs to the group of oriental spicy aromas and contains sheet music, spices and colors.
The perfume vial is an unusual forms, at a certain angle it looks like half a heart.
Several women's limited versions were also released Kingdom Limited Edition and Kingdom Summer - Lightweight oriental perfume with floral notes.
Reviews about this aroma are ambiguous, but, like most of the creations of the designer, he leaves little indifferent. Basically, the girls say that these are the spirits not for everyday socks, they are more suitable for evening exit. It is also worth noting that the resistance of the perfume is great
In 2005, the aroma of My Queen was released, which belongs to the group of oriental floral. It includes a violet, almonds, iris and other floral notes.
Judging by the reviews, perfume can be called powder, with a light admixture of spices. Resistance, as in the previous case, is very high, the flavor holds for a long time on the skin and gives a good loop.
A few versions of this fragrance were also released: My Queen Deluxe Edition and My Queen Light Mist.
In 2016, two more female fragrances were released - McQueen Parfum and McQueen Eau de Parfum. Both belong to the east floral fragrances group.
According to users, the first is revealed by a powerful jasmine, and the second - tubath. Both fragrances are very persistent and complementary.
In 2017, another version of the aroma was released - McQueen Eau Blanche, which refers to the group of flower wood-musky. It combines jasmine, tubath and violet.
It is impossible to deny the fact that Alexander McCain's care from life led to changes in brand collections. However, being a student of Geniya, Sara Burton manages to save a unique design and a unique cut, which today makes the clothes Alexander McQueen welcome and beloved around the world.
