Showing posts with label Alexander McQueen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alexander McQueen. Show all posts

Monday, February 25, 2013

Alexander McQueen



ALEXANDER McQUEEN


"Lee McQueen was a truly unique visionary
 in the fashion world. A creator of beauty." 
- Madonna



"When you see a woman wearing McQueen, there's ceratin hardness 
to the clothes that makes her look powerful. It kind of fends people off."
- Lee Alexander McQueen

THE BRANDS

ALEXANDER McQUEEN
Alexander McQueen is a is luxury fashion house founded by Designer Lee Alexander McQueen in 1992. Sarah Burton is its current creative director. 
The house's early collections stood for controversy and shock tactics (earning the title "l'enfant terrible" and "the hooligan of English fashion"), with trousers aptly named "bumsters" and a collection entitled Highland Rape.
Alexander McQueen staged lavish, unconventional, runway shows, such as a recreation of a shipwreck for his spring 2003 collection, spring 2005's human chess game and the Fall 2006 show, Widows of Culloden, which featured a life-sized hologram of supermodel Kate Moss dressed in yards of rippling fabric.



Alexander McQueen - logo



McQ
In summer 2006 the company launched a diffusion line called McQ. The line offers lower-priced ready-to-wear clothes and accessories for men and women. The collections were designed by McQueen himself. The target group of the line are younger people.

McQ - logo

"I'm about what goes through people's minds, the stuff people don't want to admit or face up to. The shows are about what's buried in people's psyches."
-Lee Alexander McQueen


THE DESIGNER

Lee Alexander McQueen


Lee Alexander McQueen (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier best known for his in-depth knowledge of bespoke British tailoring, his tendency to juxtapose strength with fragility in his collections, as well as the emotional power and raw energy of his provocative fashion shows. He is also known for having worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001 and for founding his own Alexander McQueen label. His achievements in fashion earned him four British Designer of the Year awards (1996, 1997, 2001 and 2003), as well as the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award in 2003.


"With me, metamorphosis is a bit like plastic surgery, but less drastic. I try to have the same effect with my clothes. But ultimately I do this to transform mentalities more than the body. I try and modify fashion like a scientist by offering what is relevant to today and what will continue to be so tomorrow" 
- Lee Alexander Mcqueen




HIS WORK


Shoes from the fall/winter 2010/11 collection


Some of his greatest works. Exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Look of the Autumn Winter 2001 collection with a golden fox skeleton

S/S 2008

Alexander McQueen for Givenchy, 1996

The horn of plenty, March 2009

F/W 2008

S/S 2002

F/W 2010

F/W 2003

Design from 1996

S/S 2001

S/S 2007

Kate Moss is dancing on the McQueen Black Express Fashion Show

S/S 2010


The horn of plenty, March 2009


March 2010, Show a few weeks after his death

Supercalifragilistic, March 2000, Paris

The horn of plenty, March 2009

Plato's Atlantis, S/S 2010

Sarabande, October 2006, Paris

Supercalifragilistic, March 2000, Paris




















Monday, February 18, 2013

FASHION TRENDS Spring / Summer 2013



Spring / Summer 2013
FASHION TRENDS

Spring is just around the corner. Time to sort out the "old" stuff from our wardrobe to get some new hot trendy pieces in. The fashion trends for the summer 2013 play with contrasts of graphic prints, romantic wanderlust and iridescent sheen. Clothes become transparent, collar and sleeves are decorated with ruffles and her neck is adorned with fine jewels.

OVERVIEW
Asian Inspired
Metallics
Black & White
Sky Blue & Gras Green
Transparency
Ruffles
Dots
Tight Necklaces


ASIAN INSPIRED

In this year's season a lot of designers like Etro, Gareth Pugh, Haider Ackermann, Emilio Pucci, Gabriele, Colangelo, No. 21 and Aquilano Rimondiwere were inspired by the eastern culture. Discover fire dragon, lotus flower, peony and hibiscus motifs in prints which hail from the other side of the world.

Emilio Pucci S/S 2013

Emilio Pucci S/S 2013

Prada S/S 2013


METALLICS

As seen on the runway of Alexander Wang, Versace, Simone Rocha, Topshop, Prorsum, Damir Doma, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Mark Fast and Jonathan Saunders, shimmering metallics set the tone for next summer. But not only colours like silver, gold and copper tones, but also blue, violet, pink and green.

Versace S/S 2013

Versace S/S 2013

 Burberry Prorsum S/S 2013



BLACK & WHITE

In 2013 black and white come as a duo and form graphic patterns. The new trend appeard on shows like Ann Demeulemeester, Fashion Fringe, Gianfranco Ferre, Viktor & Rolf, Roksanda Ilincic, Jason Wu, Jean Pierre-Braganza, Balmain and Louis Vuitton.

Talbot Runhof S/S 2013

Jason Wu S/S 2013

Balmain S/S 2013



SKY BLUE & GRAS GREEN

Two colors you can definitely wear this summer are green and blue. Stella McCartney, Creatures of the Wind, Acne, Michael Kors, Carlos Miele, Louis Vuitton, PPQ and Rag & Bone are already fans of the green colour. The counterpart to this year's green is represented by Matthew Williamson, Michael Kors, Naeem Khan, Rag & Bone, Rebecca Minkoff, Cacharel and Giorgio Armani. 

Carlos Miele S/S 2013

Louis Vuitton S/S 2013

Michael Kors S/S 2013

Giorgio Armani S/S 2013




TRANSPARENCY

Transparent blouses are nothing new but this year we don't talk about lace dresses a la Dolce & Gabbana which cover the most essential parts. No, we are talking about completely transparent materials. 

Calvin Klein S/S 2013

John Richmond S/S 2013

RUFFLES

Whether on collars, sleeves, skirts or dresses. Ruffles are a big trend this season. You can find them in the collection of Roksanda Ilincic, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Gucci, ChloĆ©, Peter Pilotto, Acne and many other.

Gucci S/S 2013

Gucci S/S 2013

Balenciaga S/S 2013

Marc Jacobs S/S 2013

Oscar de la Renta S/S 2013


DOTS

Fashion goes back to Audrey Hepburn's Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1950s polka dot dress, evoking a highly feminine delicacy and sophistication next summer. The classic black and white polka dot duet is the ultimate detail for a discreet contrast in a minimalist look with an elegant edge.

Giorgio Armani S/S 2013

Chanel S/S 2013

Haider Ackermann S/S 2013

Haider Ackermann S/S 2013

TIGHT NECKLASES

The jewelery in the summer 2013 is focused on our neck. Designers such as Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy and Alber Elbaz for Lanvin adorn the necks of the models with opulent tire of metal, Plexiglas and beads. At Christian Dior and Proenza Schouler are simple, thick bands in black and red, which are tied around the neck. Spiny rock crystal tire attracted to the show by Missoni attention to itself. No less impressive is the jewelry of the Alexander McQueen show: XXL plastic collars with bees applications wrapped around the necks of the models.


Chanel S/S 2013

Chanel S/S 2013
Christian Dior S/S 2013

Alexander Mcqueen S/S 2013