Sunday 22 November 2009

Alexander McQueen

I don't even want to give this post any other name but the magnificent designers name that is Alexander McQueen. He has yet again 'wow'd' the world in his Ready to wear 2010 Spring/Summer collection of Plato's Atlantis with not just his amazing creation for fashion, but the film of the naked model: Raquel Zimmermann. She conveyed this sexual yet daring image of her lying in the sand with snakes all over her. By setting this very modern and alternative mood with the large run way with digital camera on either side, this was in it self a work of art. Being a textile student my self who is very interested in digitally printed pattern, I absolutely adore this collection. Reflecting this intense and modern film the designs feature a snake like digital print of yellows and browns as well well as moving through to greens and bright blues. The silhouette of the dresses really define the top of the body with a nipped waist line to allow a range of skirts from bell shaped, layers of material and some which just went straight down to really show off the models lean figure. Dominant in the word that comes into my mind, even the hair reflected this image of a deadly snake. I even like how his inspiration came from the diminishing ecological climate: his thinking that we all might be living under the water water at the rate that the polar ice caps are melting. Very original! Take a look at his Runway Archive on his website, there is a the video of the collection on there. Is it one to see, trust me! http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/int/en/corporate/archive2010_ss_womensp.aspx

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