Yesterday, was the presentation of Alexander McQueen’s last collection, 16 pieces he personally tailored before his passing. Even though these are the last, the parent company of McQueen, PPR, has announced that they would keep the house open and continue the business.
I show these because they represent exactly what McQueen was famous for and everything I love, the intersection of Fashion and Art. Inspired by a range of works from Byzantine art and Old Master paintings to the carvings of Grinling Gibbons, the fabrics were created by digitally capturing entire works of art and weaving them into the fabrics. As would be expected the show was quite somber with what WWD called “solemn, funereal and even a little spooky.”
For more: WWD: Alexander McQueen RTW Fall 2010
