ALEXANDER MCQUEEN S/S 1999
Alexander McQueen was the penultimate innovator in almost every aspect of fashion design. He challenged our preconceptions about the defining elements of fashion in so many ways: he blurred the lines between industry and art, merged marketability with creative integrity, and alluded to the dichotomy between the sublime and the macabre. McQueen's most enduring gift to fashion, however, might've been his pioneering approach to the "runway show," a construct that he routinely stripped to the bone and re-invented in his own, inimitable style. In "McQueen, the Showman", Style.com's Sarah Mower recalls an interview with the late, great McQueen regarding his most thrilling presentations ...
