Today news broke on the death of Alexander McQueen. He was an innovative and brilliant designer and creator of some of the most beautiful wearable art. Not a season goes by that I am not coveting his newest creation. He is my own personal idol and I will be mourning this loss.
While I could gush about the brilliance of his work and discuss the supposed circumstances around his death, I think I will just leave it to the journalists. See links below for a sampling of already published articles and tributes:
http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/
http://www.style.com/stylefile/2010/02/alexander-mcqueen-rip/
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jzPAs7FSC3b4yNgNiomtKY-e7leQ
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1250249/Alexander-McQueen-commits-suicide.html
http://jezebel.com/5469577/
I always knew who McQueen was, but had never really loked at his work as a whole. It is astoundingly beautiful and unlike anything other designers have done. The more I read, the more I regret not knowing more while he was alive. I recommend the gorgeous photos and videos in jezebel's tribute to learn more about him.
ReplyDeleteHere is a good slideshow of some of his more notable creations: http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/02/alexander_mcqueen_slideshow.html#
ReplyDeleteFrankly, I found McQueen's work to be misogynistic at times (as some of the pieces in that collection illustrate), although no less brilliant or visionary for that. He has been a huge innovator in the fashion world, and certainly could have had 40 more years of influence ahead of him.
That's a great link to see some of his work. Thanks! Funny, I think that none of his work was ever misogynistic; on the contrary, he seemed to always show women as strong/tough yet beautiful forms. But, no matter everyone's opinion, like you said, he was brilliant.
ReplyDeleteHere's a reference about misogyny in McQueen's shows. The writer's not sure what to think either.
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