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Watt, Judith.
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McQueen, Alexander, 1969-2010.
Fashion designers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Fashion -- Great Britain -- 21st century.
Fashion -- Great Britain.
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Watt, Judith.
McQueen, Alexander, 1969-2010.
Fashion designers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Fashion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Fashion -- Great Britain -- 21st century.
Fashion -- Great Britain.
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Alexander
McQueen
: the
life
and the
legacy
/ Judith Watt ; foreword by Daphne Guinness.
by
Watt, Judith.
Harper Design, c2012.
Call #:
746.92092 M173w
Subjects
McQueen
,
Alexander
, 1969-2010.
Fashion designers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Fashion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Fashion -- Great Britain -- 21st century.
Fashion -- Great Britain.
ISBN:
9780062284556 (pbk.)
9780062131997 (hc.)
0062131990 (hc.)
Description:
288 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
From Savile Row to Central Saint Martins -- The early shows -- Givenchy -- The London collections -- The Gucci years -- The last days and the
legacy
.
Summary:
An intimate and revealing look at the personal and professional
life
of the fashion world's most visionary designer. This volume strips away the layers of legend surrounding
Alexander
McQueen
, revealing the sartorial genius and the true history of the man who reinvented modern fashion. Uncovering new details about Lee
Alexander
McQueen
's humble childhood in East London, author Judith Watt traces the young designer's ascent--from his graduate collection at Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design to his over-the-top runway shows to the designs he created just days before his death at age forty. Providing new insights into the dark passion and inspiration that guided each fever-pitched runway show, this fully illustrated portrait delivers a comprehensive, in-depth look at the most provocative designer of a generation. Illustrated throughout with
McQueen
's personal drawings and ephemera as well as a mixture of exquisite catwalk and editorial fashion images.--From publisher description.
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