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Alexander McQueen Pre-Fall 2012

Christina Perez — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:02:34 PST

>> Sarah Burton culled influence from the Victorian era - particularly, the ultra-full circle skirts of that period - for Pre-Fall 2012. Also worked into the mix: the nipped-in waists of '50s couture, lush fabric motifs inspired by Elizabethan art, and exaggerated silhouettes that hint at the work of Charles James. "I've raised the waist, kept the peplum, but moved away from the pencil skirt," Burton explained.

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The New Online Arrivals We're Coveting This Week

Christina Perez — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:29:02 PST

>> The best of the new arrivals, all in one place. With the flood of Resort 2012 pieces taking over stores, a few Spring 2012 items trickling in, and all the Holiday 2011 items still lingering about, the shopping options this time of year seem nearly endless. So, which of the just-in pieces are topping our list this week? Think ponyhair pumps from Alexander McQueen, a hyper-floral shift from Erdem, and drool-worthy handbags from 3.1 Phillip Lim - just to name a few. Shop all those, plus more, here in the slideshow.

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Sarah Burton Takes Home the Big Prize at the 2011 British Fashion Awards

fashionologie — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:20:42 PST

>> This evening at London's Savoy Theatre, a who's who of British fashion gathered for The British Fashion Council's annual awards. Victoria Beckham, accepting her Designer Brand of the Year award from presenter Marc Jacobs, told the crowd, "I am SO nervous," before shedding a few tears and adding: "This is rubbish." Alexa Chung, who took home the British Style award - which is decided by a public vote - dedicated her award to "girls who dress like awkward boys." Kate Hudson, presenting Red Carpet Award to Stella McCartney, regaled the audience with an anecdote about the dress McCartney designed for her to wear to her first Oscars: "I wore Stella and made every worst-dressed list. The next day, I called Stella, and she said, 'Face it babe, it was the hair.'" And finally, Sarah Burton, who took home Designer of the Year, called the award "the icing on the cake for what has been an amazing year."

The full list of winners, below.

Designer of the Year: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen

Menswear Designer of the Year: Kim Jones
Accessory Designer of the Year: Charlotte Dellal for Charlotte Olympia
Designer Brand of the Year: Victoria Beckham
Model of the Year: Stella Tennant
Emerging Talent, Womenswear: Mary Katrantzou
Emerging Talent, Menswear: Christopher Raeburn
Emerging Talent, Accessories: Tabitha Simmons
New Establishment Award: Christopher Kane
Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator: Sam Gainsbury, Gainsbury and Whiting
Red Carpet Award: Stella McCartney
Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Award: Paul Smith
British Style Award: Alexa Chung

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Kate Moss Once Almost Attended an Alexander McQueen Show Incognito, in a Wig

fashionologie — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:22:01 PST

>> Kate Moss and Alexander McQueen famously collaborated on an ethereal hologram video of Moss that appeared at the finale of McQueen's Fall 2006 show. Moss, who wasn't in attendance at the show, recently revealed that she never saw the video in person: "I never saw it when it was done . . . I was going to come in [to the show] with a wig on and pretend I wasn’t me, but then I decided no, I had better not go. I phoned up during the show - I was in Thailand - and I could hear everyone screaming." [Mr. Blasberg]

Add a Little Glamour to the Season With These Sparkly Clutches

Christina Perez — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:41:58 PST

>> Miniature minaudières and itty-bitty box bags get festive this season with rhinestones, glitter, and a heavy dose of sheen. Though they may be small in stature - just big enough for the necessities - these jazzed-up minis pack quite a style punch. Try Dolce & Gabbana's baroque pearl-and-gemstone-studded style (left) for a bit of '90s glam, or go girlie with Kate Spade's candy-colored jeweled version; both of those - plus more - here, in the slideshow.

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Video - Follow Cathy Horyn on Her Alexander McQueen Studio Visit

fashionologie — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:00:41 PDT

>> See extreme close-ups of Sarah Burton's critically-acclaimed, marine-inspired Spring 2012 Alexander McQueen collection during Cathy Horyn's studio visit. Burton talks about chiffon circles that were "hand-massaged to create an anemone effect" on a trapeze dress, and Horyn asks her why everyone seems to be doing the same thing on the runways. [Nowness]

A Look Backstage at Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Giambattista Valli, Chloe, Valentino, YSL, and Louis Vuitton

fashionologie — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:58:53 PDT

>> The end is here: we've got your last backstage look until next season. See Stella McCartney celebrate the end of her show, Marc Jacobs chatting with Kate Moss behind-the-scenes at Louis Vuitton, the super cool Yves Saint Laurent hairpieces, plus snaps from Alexander McQueen, Chloe, Valentino, and Giambattista Valli in the slideshow.

Photos by Greg Kessler

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Alexander McQueen Spring 2012

fashionologie — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:19:02 PDT

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Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty Exhibit Likely Headed to London

fashionologie — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:35:09 PDT

>> The "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" exhibit at the Met's Costume Institute, which set attendance records and was extended - by both days and opening hours - until the museum couldn't extend it further (the galleries it was housed in needed to be turned over for a new exhibit), is likely headed to London.

McQueen released the following statement after a petition to bring the exhibit to London was mounted: "Alexander McQueen appreciates the huge amount of interest the public has shown towards the Savage Beauty exhibition. We have been in discussion with a number of major venues in London for some time now, however nothing has been finalized. Please be assured that an official announcement will be made the moment we confirm our plans for London."

The goal is reportedly to show the exhibit in London in 2013, for the label's twentieth anniversary.

Daphne Guinness on How She Met Alexander McQueen

fashionologie — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:55:36 PDT

>> Daphne Guinness, a longtime champion of Alexander McQueen, reveals that originally she was afraid to meet the designer: “I admired him and didn’t want to meet him because I am quite shy, but Isabella [Blow] said I must. But I didn’t want to be a groupie. It had to happen organically. You don’t have to know someone to love their work. One day he saw me walking across the street in his kimono and he ran up to me and said, 'I’m the person you don’t want to meet!' We went to a pub and hit it off. Of course after that I was so irritated not to have known him before!” [W]