Once again, all eyes are riveted on the late Alexander McQueen’s label, as Sarah Burton – creative director for the London-based fashion house, since May this year – is unveiling her first solo collections for Spring/ Summer 2011.
Burton’s first menswear show for the label came out in June during Men’s Fashion Week in Milan. Working [...]
The upcoming fashion book releases include eye candy for the style seeker and untold stories behind two key figures in the fashion world.
Alexander McQueen: Genius of a Generation, the first post-mortem book on the late Brit designer, is set to hit UK stores on May 7th, with the international market to follow in June. Written [...]
Is London ready for a close encounter? Following in the footsteps of Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Louis Vuitton, legendary French designer Jean Charles de Castelbajac is taking over the Selfridges windows at Oxford Street. Under the theme An Encounter of the Fifth Kind, Castelbajac will tell a story of “an alien invasion of [...]
Ever since the sudden death of Alexander McQueen last February, a lot of questions have been raised about the future of the label and its marketing strategy. After all, the success of the company owed a great deal not only to McQueen’s skillful tailoring, but also to his unconventional style and visionary leadership. And as [...]
Fashion and Media have a long history of “scratch mine/scratch yours” type of relationship. And as long as claws are kept retracted and well behaved, things are likely to go easy and smooth for both parts. It’s when the Wolverine effect is at it fullest, that injuries start to bite. Case in point – the [...]
Alexander Mcqueen never fails to surprise us (or to inflict pain and suffering to female models for that matter). Adding more fierce style to the already famous armadillo collection, Nick Knight’s Spring campaign for Mcgenius brings a whole new meaning to stiletto jungle, with up to 30 brightly colored snakes curling and wriggling in a [...]
Though Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland isn’t out until next year, the highly expected promo pictures have been arousing a lot of interest amongst the fashion set. Mad with the arresting nonsense fantasy, French department store Printemps is set to recreate Queen of Hearts’s twisted kingdom, as top designers like Christopher Kane and Alexander McQueen [...]
Want the spirit of Alexander McQueen’s sea monster shoes , as seen in Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance video, minus the possible ankle breaking sky-high heels? Look no further than Phillippe Cramer’s range of sea and crystal inspired jewellery. In the Sea Beauty range, rings are created to look like jellyfish and (our favourite, shown above) coral, [...]
Finishing up the Rock Chic, glam grunge trends for winter are our pick of the best party clutch purses. Whether oversized or so micro your belongings are oozing out the sides, these satin, sequined, shiny and shimmery little bags are vital to a girl’s going out wardrobe. If you’re the type who can keep your [...]
If the festivities of fashion month in September have you wanting more, and January is too long to wait, you can breathe a sigh of relief: Men’s Fashion Week kicks off next week in Milan. What better style distraction from last minute holiday shopping than Alexander McQueen’s men’s range? With the infamous jewelled and rounded [...]

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