London Fashion Week Welcomes Stella McCartney and McQ
London Fashion Week has received a timely boost with the houses’ of two of the city’s most famous protégés announcing that they will be present on the A/W 2012 schedule next February. Stella McCartney will present a one-off collection on home turf on the 18th and the Alexander McQueen diffusion line McQ will add weight to the calendar by choosing the city to stage...
Alexander McQueen Celebrates FNO in New York, Los Angeles, London and Milan
NEW YORK, Sep 2, 2011/ — Celebrate Fashion’s Night Out 2011 on 8th September at Alexander McQueen Flagship stores in New York, Los Angeles, London and Milan. Collect one of a limited number of FNO2011 keys containing a special code for the chance to win an iconic Alexander McQueen Folk Tote. Enter your code online to see if you’ve unlocked the gift. A limited-edition...
McQ Pre Autumn-Winter 2011 Collection Now in Stores
LONDON, Jul 27, 2011/ FW/ — Now available in stores, Alexander McQueen’s contemporary line McQ offers the season’s signature feather print in a cape dress and a long sleeve shift. For Autumn/Winter 2011, there is also a trompe l’oeil safety-pin dress and a black leather dress with zips that open up to a more exaggerated shape. These dresses have arrived in...
Getting Minxed at Alexander McQueen
PARIS, Mar 8, 2011 / FW/ — For the third season, leading U.K. nail stylist Marian Newman collaborated with Minx co-founders Janice Jordan and Dawn Lynch-Goodwin to create the nail fashion for the Autumn/Winter 2011 Alexander McQueen collection presented March 8, 2011. Unlike prior seasons where fabric swatches were provided to Marian, for this collection Marian...
Store Windows in Paris: Alexander McQueen at Printemps
Alexander McQueen at Printemps PARIS, Dec 3, 2010 / FW/ — Alexander McQueen Christmas 2010 store window at Printemps Paris. [LINDSAY MCCALLUM] Photos by Lindsay McCallum] Alexander McQueen at Printemps Alexander McQueen at Printemps (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s);...
Alexander McQueen Laptop Case
PARIS, Aug 17, 2010 / FW/ — Mobility is a necessity and NET-A-PORTER.COM understand that. Launching today at net-a-porter.com is the Alexander McQueen laptop case that features the designer’s iconic printed skull. Done in black and gray canvas, the Alexander McQueen laptop case has black leather trim and silver zip fastening around upper edge, front slit pocket...
News Briefs: Alessandro Dell’Acqua Named Creative Director of Brioni Womenswear; Sarah Burton Appointed at Top Creative Post at McQueen
Alessandro Dell'Acqua Alessandro Dell’Acqua Named Creative Director of Brioni Womenswear MILAN, May 28, 2010 – Fashionistas can expect something new from Brioni this September. The Roman fashion house announced yesterday that famed Italian designer Alessandro Dell’Acqua is the new Creative Director of Brioni Womenswear. Dell’Acqua, who, aside from his...
Alexander McQueen Fall 2010: Angels & Demons
PARIS, Mar 11, 2010 / FW/ — Alexander McQueen passed away on February 11, 2010 at the height of his creative genius and success. I think that this will always remain a tragic date in world history of fashion and art. For his final show in Paris, it was only a presentation of the latest collection created by the wizard. It is dedicated to the angels, celestial warriors...
Au Revoir Alexander McQueen!
NEW YORK, Feb 16, 2010 / FW/ — I have avoided writing about Alexander McQueen’s passing because I feel that any obituary I write will just be a repetition of what had already been written. Like most fashionistas, I know Alexander McQueen the designer, but I never had the opportunity of knowing Lee, the man. I had the honor of attending his shows and seeing his...
Alexander McQueen Spring 2010: Breathtakingly Beautiful
PARIS, Oct 7, 2009 / FW/ — Streamed on the internet, web surfers compelling images the same time that the fashion crowd at the Bercy Sports Complex in Paris witnessed the new collection by Alexander McQueen. At this point in time, it is hard to decide which one got a better view, the ones watching the show on their computers who were literally looking at the collection...
Alexander McQueen Fall 2009: Alexander McKing of Fashion
Alexander McQueen Fall 2009 PARIS, Mar 13, 2009 / FW/ — If there was a definitive moment during the Paris Fall 2009 season, it was during the Alexander McQueen show wherein the designer reminded everyone what fashion is all about – the experimentation and pushing the envelope, taking risks and inventing new ways to dress. In a season gripped by a global economic...
