London - Iconic fashion label Alexander McQueen returned to the London Fashion Week catwalk on Sunday for the first time in 14 years with a collection by British designer Sarah Burton. Models on a labyrinthine catwalk presented flowing embroidered dresses with vivid butterfly motifs, glittery hairpieces and striking winter jackets. The event at...
Feb 22, 2016
The most disappointing thing a professor can hear in the classroom is the cliché “I don’t like to look at what others are doing.” So you are designing in a vacuum, with nary a care for what the fashion system is serving up and pronouncing great, nor any impulse to react against it, I think to myself. “Why?” I ask the student. “Because I don’t...
Oct 1, 2015
New York - It's been ten years since the late great Alexander McQueen introduced his diffusion line McQ to the world. It was described my McQueen as, "younger and more renegade, but always signature McQueen." While McQ never got the treatment and publicity other diffusion lines like the soon-to-come-to-an-end Marc by Marc Jacobs or 10 Crosby...
Jul 10, 2015
British fashion house Alexander McQueen has announced that it will not be holding an autumn/winter 2013 catwalk show this season, instead it will showcase the collection in an intimate presentation. The decision to cancel the catwalk show is due to the fact that creative director Sarah Burton, who is currently heavily pregnant with twins, will...
Jan 21, 2013
The Queen’s annual Birthday Honours List has been unveiled and Sarah Burton will receive an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for her services to the fashion industry. The designer, who took over as creative director of Alexander McQueen in May 2010, and famously created the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress in April last year, and a number...
Jun 18, 2012
Monthly magazine Harper’s Bazaar announced the winners of its Women of the Year Awards for 2011 on Monday evening. The award ceremony took place at London’s Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair, and celebrated women who have inspired and influenced across the arts, fashion, design and music fields. The big winners of the night were Alexander McQueen’s...
Nov 8, 2011
It's been a morning of hearsay and guessing, with the Twitter feed rife with speculation, but finally the house of Alexander McQueen confirmed the wedding dress was designed by Sarah Burton. The dress is a most stunning creation of corseted lace and embroidery with a two meter train. The applique of ivory and white silk gazar and lace was...
Apr 29, 2011
