Sarah Burton’s autumn/winter 2014 Alexander McQueen menswear collection showed today in London and was staged in an unused church - paying ode to the iconic McQueen image. Models donned platform shoes - referencing Goth subculture and UK street-style while screen-print tees, slick jackets, and the signature McQueen tartan kilt made appearances on the runway. The…
As commemoration of their ten-year anniversary of its skull scarf, Alexander McQueen has collaborated with artist Damien Hirst. The exclusive line of scarves is composed of thirty one-of-a-kind designs featuring uncanny motifs of insects, skulls, butterflies, and other creepy-crawlers. The union allowed for the two to render upon the shared aesthetic vision of McQueen and Hirst's…
CHAOS TO COUTURE AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Exhibition location: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Exhibition Hall PUNK: Chaos to Couture exhibition, on view from May 9 through August 14, 2013, examines punk’s impact on high fashion from the movement’s birth in the 1970s through its continuing influence today. “Punk’s signature mixing of references…
The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York has just opened the second installment of their exhibit, Fashion A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT. Much like Part One of the exhibit, originally titled The Great Designers, the show focuses on some of the biggest icons in European fashion,…
PRABAL GURUNG - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Prabal Gurung used his Fall 2012 collection to show both the light and the dark sides of his personality. The collection progressed from blacks to whites and gold without losing any of it’s initial darkness and intensity in the process. Even amongst the ruffles, sequins, and gold…
EDELINE LEE - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Edeline Lee has worked with established names in fashion (such as Zac Posen, Alexander McQueen, and John Galliano), and her second collection at London Fashion Week confirms her as a hot, new talent to watch. Lee said of the collection, “I want to make things for the women…
SHAO YEN - LONDON F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Shao Yen, a Taiwanese designer, wanted to play with traditional English formal wear in his Fall 2012 collection, "Class," by mixing in stylistic elements from British street and sportswear. Sedate tweeds and tailored blazers were given a youthful edge with additions of fur and leather, in bright orange…
JEREMY LAING COLLECTION PHOTOS Designer Jeremy Laing was born in Canada and at the age of 13 learned to sew by watching his mother. Laing honed his self-taught skills by studying in Toronto, Westminister University in London, and doing an apprenticeship with Alexander McQueen. In Laing's latest collection he was inspired by the idea of…
Evening with Detmar Blow Included Gallery Exhibition of Iconic Images & Artifacts On November 3rd, Anthropologie with Detmar Blow and Tom Sykes celebrated their book launch “Blow by Blow”: The story of Isabella Blow. The evening started with cocktails at 50 Rockefeller Plaza followed by intimate dinner at Corsino Cantina at 637 Hudson Street at Horatio Street in New…
REMEMBERING MCQUEEN Featuring Artwork by ANN DEVITO, Motion Graphics by JESUS of NIOTION ARTES. - Remembering McQueen (4:49) features original illustrations by Ann DeVito inspired by the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen's work. The multimedia presentation is juxtaposed with quotes from a variety of McQueen's contemporaries regarding his life and how they look back at his…
