adjectival:

Erin O’Connor @ Voss, Alexander McQueen S/S 2001

Romantic Exotism

In Romantic Exoticism, we wanted very much to give the idea of a music box, so we used mirrors to give an idea of infinity and also redundant turntables. McQueen often looked for inspiration not only in the distant past but also in other cultures, particularly China or in Japan. McQueen loved embroidery and Japan and China were two cultures that excelled, as in India, another great influence in McQueen’s career. 

Voss is a collection that featured exoticize garments very heavily, you see two examples here in the patchwork that gives the impression of chrysanthemums of flowers associated with the east, particularly Japan. Voss was a collection staged with a box within a box, with a two-way mirror. The finale of the collection was a small box within the larger box of the wall crashing down revealing a naked lady with moths fluttering around inspired by a photograph by Joel Peter Witkin, entitled ‘Sanitarium’.

                             -Andrew Bolton

witchesandslippersandhoods:

Alexander McQueen F/W 1998

turple:

Alexander McQueen Spring 2005 at PFW

deauthier:

Bjork’s tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen by Nick Knight.

dyaphanum:

Guess who’s confession it is.

bitchismad:

Alexander McQueen s/s 2010

Romantic Nationalism

In Romantic Nationalism, the surface treatment is marquetry that is designed to reflect McQueen’s tartan. McQueen was an incredible storyteller and most of his collections are narrative-based. In this particular case great pride in his Scottish heritage and also his great love of British history. So, in a way there’s a face off between the Scots and the Brits.

                            -Andrew Bolton

2008 Spring/Summer

McQ for Target

Givenchy 2000 Fall/Winter couture

thewolves-arehowling:

McQ F/W04