Featured Posts

To top
Title Image

McQueens Tag

28 Jan

Looking back at Alexander McQueen’s otherworldly clowns of AW09

Looking back at Alexander McQueen’s otherworldly clowns of AW09
Beauty at Alexander McQueen AW0925 Images This piece was originally published 26 April 2019. The hair and make-up on the runway is commonly very experimental. Creative freedom combines with eclectic visions from designers to bring together the final word fantasy. Runway Retrospectives is a column that explores a few of the most legendary catwalk beauty looks of all time. Who Designer Alexander McQueen presented his fall 2009 show in Paris just over ten years ago. For the occasion, McQueen sent models down the runway wearing elegant skirt suits and dresses in shades of red, black and houndstooth that mirrored couture in craftsmanship and execution. As for the wonder look, make-up artist Peter Philips gave models bleached brows and now iconic extreme, oversized lips...
Continue readingContinue reading
31 Jan

Schiaparelli, Alexander McQueen‘s Return on Provisional Paris Schedule

Schiaparelli, Alexander McQueen‘s Return on Provisional Paris Schedule
  PARIS — Having just put men’s and couture to bed, Paris is gearing up for a fizzing fall 2023 women’s session that may see Y/Project’s postponed show, the debut of Harris Reed at Nina Ricci and the return of Alexander McQueen, in response to the provisional schedule released by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. Set to run Feb. 27 to March 7, Paris Fashion Week will offer 67 shows and 40 presentations, with their digital counterparts broadcast on the federation’s website. Kicking off the nine-day schedule are the 2023 MA students of the Institut Français de la Mode, who will open the autumn 2023 season at 4 p.m. with their graduate collections. Storied couture house Schiaparelli might be...
Continue readingContinue reading