After the techno futuristic extravaganza that was the spring blockbuster,it's impossible to guess what new twists Alexander McQueen would
come up with for his second show in the medieval palace of the Conciergerie in
Paris. Where exactly eight years earlier he had dared
bring a pack of real wolves.
Byzantine and medieval
ecclesiastical and regal splendor, hints of an afterlife, couture finish with a touch of British provocation. So the
latest breathtaking creations by Alexander McQueen appeared posthumously. An
unfinished collection presented in
private as requiem.Boldly sailing between past and future, with fashion, Alexander McQueen ended up landing in another dimension where the two meet.With the epitaph-like comment of the design
studio: "Each piece is unique, as was he".
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| Models having winged feet with angels sculpted into the heel |
There is an angelic theme with wings and golden feathers that also transform themselves into a anarchic mohican crest on a bandaged head. Winged feet with angels sculpted into the heel in the manner of Grinling Gibbons.
Gold and embroidery and
ankle-boots with angel sculpted in the heel. High collars like the stained
glass windows of a cathedral.
A new silhouette for the skirt with cartridge
folds, silk and brocade bustier with demonic-images digitally extrapolated
from works of Bosch. "Angels from hell and prolific
demons!", said one of the last messages sent by McQueen on Twitter.
Celestial symbolism for the finale,
apotheosis of handwork with feathers covered with gold leaf one by one, and
dove-white tulle dotted with embroidery.
Truly the latest creations of the incomparable image maker, Alexander McQueen has written a page of history combining both Byzantine and medieval ecclesiastical and regal splendor.
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