The British fashion designer Alexander McQueen who tragically past away in February earlier this year had created his very last collection which was recently showcased at Paris Fashion Week. Sarah Burton, who was his right hand, told Style.com: “He wanted to get back to the handcraft he loved, and the things that are being lost in the making of fashion. He was looking at the art of the Dark Ages, but finding light and beauty in it. He was coming in every day, draping and cutting pieces on the stand.” The 16 outfits that were shown were 80 percent finished when he past away.
The collection had inspiration from the medival times and by the Old Masters of painting, and it had a lot of texture and colors. It felt like the pieces were taken from a Queen Elizabeth movie. The signature of McQueen was definitely evident in the collection, with his theatrical and traditional cutting techniques. Undoubtedly McQueen’s last collection was a success, and it let him come to life one last time.
This collection was the last ever do be done by Lee Alexander McQueen, but it will not be the last collection to be made in his name. Polet announced a week after McQueen’s death that the label will continue on, but there’s no announcement of who will be replacing the fashion designer. At the moment the fashion industry is talking about if Sarah Burton, who worked closely together with McQueen for the past 16 years, will be taking over as the new designer.
Only time will tell… but I think we all are going to miss the extravagant outfits and outrageous fashion shows that McQueen was so famous for.
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