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Alexander McQueen opens new London flagship

Alexander McQueen this week debuted its new London flagship boutique, located at 27 Old Bond Street. The British luxury brand opened an 11,000 sq ft space at the former DKNY address in London’s Mayfair. Housing both its men’s and women’s collection, the company is planning to double its brick and mortar locations to a portfolio of over 120...

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Alexander McQueen not showing at Paris Men's Week

Alexander McQueen is amiss on the Paris Men's Fashion Week calendar this upcoming season. The fashion house plans on switching to a series of more intimate events to showcase their men's collections going forward, as reported by WWD. The first of these events will take place in London in May 2019. View this post on Instagram Hybrid coats in...

Fashion |OPINION Featured

Post-Slimane’s Celine, 5 epic design debuts that bombed

As we step over the critical carnage of Hedi Slimane’s debut collection for Celine, and the puzzling disappointment of Riccardo Tisci at Burberry, let’s regain perspective by reviewing some key moments throughout fashion’s history where the hired gun at a beloved house shot himself in the foot but still hobbled on towards victory. In fashion no...

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Video: Alexander McQueen's rocky runway SS19 show at PFW

Alexander McQueen | Spring Summer 2019 Full Fashion Show Source: M2M – Made To Measure, YouTube.

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Video: Alexander McQueen AW18 Film

The Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 2018 campaign featuring Shanelle Nyasiase, Rianne Van Rompaey and Vittoria Ceretti and art directed by M/M Paris. Video by Masha Vasyukova. Source: Alexander McQueen, YouTube.

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Alexander McQueen film premieres in US movie theaters tomorrow

American moviegoers will finally be able to watch Ian Bonhôte’s documentary about the British fashion designer Alexander McQueen: the film hits US movie theaters this Friday, July 20, almost two months after debuting in the UK. Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, the documentary reveals some of McQueen’s intimate thoughts about his work,...

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McQueen, suicide and the dark side of the celebrity fairy tale

When celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion icon Kate Spade killed themselves within the space of three days in June, many couldn't fathom the tragedy of two people who seemed to have it all. The suicides followed a slew of similarly shocking headlines in recent years about rock stars Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell, Hollywood figures...

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Video: Alexander McQueen Men's SS19 collection PFW

Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2019 Menswear collection, Paris Fashion Week. Source: Alexander McQueen, YouTube.

Fashion |IN DEPTH Featured

Mental illness in fashion: opening up the conversation

The fashion industry is often portrayed as a world of extravagance, excess, glitz and glamour, and endless excitement. However, fashion designers, models, and professionals are subject to a side of the industry that can result in serious damage to mental health. The fast paced, heavily watched, high-stakes nature of the fashion world may be a...

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McQueen film released in UK movie theaters

”McQueen”, the documentary about the life of British designer Alexander McQueen, premiers in UK cinemas today, June 8. Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, the documentary reveals some of McQueen’s intimate thoughts about his work, motivations and state of mind. The highly influential yet troubled fashion designer worked as creative...

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Review: McQueen film premiers at Tribeca Film Festival

“We didn’t want to make a fashion film, we wanted to make a film about an extraordinary man who happened to work in fashion,” says Ian Bonhôte, who together with co-director Peter Ettedgui, unveils the highly anticipated McQueen documentary at Tribeca Film Festival this week. His words are fitting because McQueen’s discomfort within the fashion...

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Video: Alexander McQueen FW18 PFW

Alexander McQueen collection Fall Winter 2018/2019, March 2018, Paris Fashion Week. Source: Alexander McQueen, YouTube