God did not save McQueen!
When I worked with Alexander McQueen…
After the passing away of Alexander McQueen, it seems that everyone in the
industry are now recognizing his “undisputed” talent. However, it was not always the case.
In the past, he was frequently misunderstood by the press. The troubled, disturbing,
dark and oppressive atmosphere of certain shows was often too
overwhelming for them to fathom.
I had the privilege of working with him when he was at Givenchy for the
1998 Fall-Winter ready-to-wear collection, in 1997. Before he created his Fashion House
“Alexander McQueen” with the backing of the PPR Group. I then followed his career
from a distance.
Lee (his first name, Alexander was his middle name) exemplified the no compromise,
always reinventing, re-challenging himself kind of model that many
other designers can only wish to accomplish if given free reign.
None of his collections resemble the preceding ones. Constantly re-inventing himself,
his new collections are born with an entirely new and unique personality or
DNA.
His themes and inspirations were always very powerful statements
with amazing staging, decor, performances and scenery dramatizations (a
remake of the Sydney Pollack film ‘They Shoot Horses Don’t They?”,
stuffed animals, rapacious, projections of XXL dream images, rain,
snow, water, painting projections…) and he expressed those themes with
breathtaking romantic and tragic allegories that went far beyond what
one is used to expect from your classically established fashion
designer.
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