Special Envoy in London
In 1992, during the graduation show of the famous London fashion center Saint Martins school, Lee Alexander McQueen sewed strands of hair into the clothes. A throwback to the Victorian era where prostitutes sold their hair to their lovers. Entitled ‘Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims’, the collection attracts the public attention of visionary and eccentric stylist Isabella Blow, who will go into debt to acquire it in its entirety for £5,000.
Thirty years after this first manifesto, twelve years after the designer’s death, the same values govern the Alexander McQueen brand: “Life, Death, Destruction, Beauty” sums up Sarah Burton backstage at the spring-summer 2023 show in London yesterday. Without forgetting, a certain profile of women in search of fashion”larger than life”, is manifested, exclusive and mentioned in connection with the universe…
Source: Le Figaro
