RTW AW10: Alexander McQueen
It was an extremely sad, harrowing day for fashion- and the world- when British designer Alexander McQueen was discovered dead last month. The man was largely considered a creative genius, with his Spring 2010 collection being one of masterpiece and innovation.
His Autumn/Winter 2010 collection was modest in size- there were sixteen nearly completed pieces that were expertly finished by his dedicated design staff. The clothes were revealed, in private, to an upper echelon of fashion journalists, in a show that can be described only as a tribute to the mastery of McQueen.
The theme was mystical: glittering embellishments and pleated silk skirts worked with patterns and printed designs to create an ethnic feel: the prints were steeped in the history and antiquity of the East. A very moving collection that does, undoubtedly, have very sad overtones. Fashion has a lost a God, and this proves it. Long Live McQueen.
Wonderful.
