Lee Alexander McQueen brought his show to New York twice, first in 1996 with Dante and again in 1999 for Eye. The 1999 show will go down as among the wettest in fashion history, with torrential rain flooding the streets and a runway submerged in several inches of water. Sarah Burton was with him on … Read More →
In just one year, the darling of the avant-garde has become the Midas of menswear. For the people at Alexander McQueen, this is easy. Fifty minutes before the start of his first menswear catwalk show, and the dressing area is deserted. Lee McQueen (the real name of GQ‘s Designer Of The Year) has adjusted one or two … Read More →
On Wednesday afternoon, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, stepped out at the Queen’s Birthday Garden Party at the Ambassador’s Residence in Berlin — a very fun, very hip title for a party — in a gorgeous red Alexander McQueen dress that surely gave the iPhone’s lady in red a run for her money. (If you … Read More →
I’ve been waiting for this perfume for 10 years. Being British, growing up in the Nineties and fascinated by fashion, I feel I have an emotional stake in the house of Alexander McQueen. As a beauty editor, the fact that its perfumes have failed to emulate the impact of its clothes has been a source … Read More →