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Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2011: Majestic tribute

  • October 7, 2010
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Everyone knew that Sarah Burton's first collection for Alexander McQueen would be either a hit or miss, no middle ground. Everyone also knew that she possibly had the most difficult job you can imagine in fashion, given how specific the late McQueen's work was. This collection is an incredibly well-executed hotchpotch of his most successful designs. It doesn't bother me that it was clearly based on archives; rather, I'm happy to see that McQueen's vision has not been misappropriated in the least.

I believe that these designs provide a very good starting point for Burton; she's definitely the one person able to take the brand to another level and her next collection might surprise us even more than this one. What I appreciate the most about the clothes is that they have retained McQueen's sense of majesty, the characteristic that always set him apart from everybody else. You cannot copy it blindly; to create it, you first have to understand it.

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8 comments
  1. Café Naïveté says:
    October 7, 2010 at 16:00

    She really did a great job. It would have been unacceptable if she had broken totally up with Alexander's tradition and done something totally of her own.. This passage was necessary but like you said, I'm really excited to see her next collection, where she could possibly bring out some of her own. Actually she should!

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    1. Eva says:
      October 7, 2010 at 16:10

      I remember reading somewhere that in the end McQueen himself was only doing haute couture while Burton did RTW practically by herself, so I always thought she was the best person to replace him. Keeping my fingers crossed for the next collection!

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  2. Prêt à Porter P says:
    October 7, 2010 at 16:34

    Looks like she did an excellent job, but I didn't doubt her. I had a feeling that she was doing a lot of the work anyway.

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    1. Eva says:
      October 7, 2010 at 18:38

      Exactly, especially the RTW. When I saw this collection, I was SO glad they didn't choose another (outside) designer.

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  3. mila says:
    October 9, 2010 at 20:17

    Slažem se sa svima da je obavila odli?an posao!Kolekcija je genijalna.Iako, naravno, samo je jedan i jedini A.McQueen!

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  4. Venoma says:
    October 10, 2010 at 00:18

    Zenska tek sam sad videla mail, posto ne proveravam skoro nikad taj mail 0.0 hvala na obavestenju za problem sa comment-ima mislim da je sad sredjeno :) Veliki pozz Venoma

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