Feb

19

A Farwell to Alexander McQueen, Fashion Guru

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au0219.JPGFarwell, Alexander McQueen, fashion guru and innovator, creator, designer and visionary unsurpased in the modern world of fashion, you will be missed.

McQueen died of unsuspicous causes on February 11th at his home in London, a tragedy to his family, friends, fans and the fashion world as a whole. McQueen’s designs were so visionary and bold that his loss will be felt in ripples throughout the community for years to come. With the loss of this great designer, we’re taking a look back at the designs that made him famous, and the paramount steps in his career that launched him to the top.

McQueen’s talent was never in doubt. As a pattern cutter tutor at Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design, McQueen was encouraged by several instructors to enroll as a student. Taking their advice, McQueen soon graduated with a masters in fashion design, and his graduate collection was bought by influential and experiemental designer Isabella Blow. Blow, a magazine editor, designer and talent scout, easily saw McQueen’s talent for design and encouraged him to continue, soon after Bjork had McQueen design her cover art and direct her music videos. A step in a new, albeit equally creative, direction. Soon after McQueen’s strong sense of fresh, almost mystical fashion was to shock everyone with his underwater Atlantis designs, human chess board inspiration and his most well known white dress with a towering veil held up by mock birds. Yes, the loss of this man will leave a dark hole in the fashion industry.

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