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Alexander McQueen Womenswear Designer Sarah Burton Named Label's Creative Director
Alexander McQueen Womenswear Designer Sarah Burton Named Label's Creative Director May 27, 2010 9:42 am >> This week seems to the week of designer appointments: Olivier Theyskens partnering with Theory, Christophe Lemaire replacing Jean Paul Gaultier at Hermes, Giles Deacon taking over at Emanuel Ungaro, and now Sarah Burton, head of womenswear design at Alexander McQueen, has been named creative director at the label.Burton had worked with Lee Alexander McQueen since 1996 and was promoted to her current position at the brand in 2000.
Alexander McQueen Label to Go On
Alexander McQueen Label to Go On February 18, 2010 6:14 am >> This morning, Francois-Henri Pinault, president of PPR announced: "The Alexander McQueen trademark will live on.
February 13, 2010 1:11 am >> Alexander McQueen Samples Recalled, Speculation on Company's Future Rises —This morning, Alexander McQueen's director of communications sent out an urgent message requesting all samples be sent back "asap" because securing "all items and garments from current and past collections" is their "immediate priority."  Gucci Group remains mum on the future of McQueen the company — save CEO Robert Polet's emailed statement on the subject, which read: "What I can say is that there is a team at Alexander McQueen that has enormous talent and energy and passion that Lee was extremely proud of and I am too."
PPR Update: Tomas Maier Recycling Unused Material for Bottega Shoes, YSL Reporting $24M Loss, and Pinault "Impressed" With Son
PPR Update: Tomas Maier Recycling Unused Material for Bottega Shoes, YSL Reporting $24M Loss, and Pinault "Impressed" With Son September 2, 2009 1:52 pm >> Even designers are shopping the closet when it comes to piecing together their latest collection.
The Italian Fashion Contingent (Plus Some) Ring in L'uomo Vogue's 40th and Fabulous
The Italian Fashion Contingent (Plus Some) Ring in L'uomo Vogue's 40th and Fabulous June 23, 2008 11:09 am >> It's not often that photographers get photographed themselves, but that's just what happened at the L'Uomo Vogue 40th Anniversary Celebration Party last night in Milan: Steven Klein stepped up for a photo op with Alexander McQueen and Natalia Vodianova!
Sarah Burton in British Vogue February 2011 on Almost Not Taking the Alexander McQueen Creative Director Position
When Hiring Sarah Burton, Alexander McQueen Asked If She Believed in UFOs January 6, 2011 9:11 am >> Sarah Burton started working for Alexander McQueen when he was based at a "tiny studio," she tells British Vogue in its February 2011 issue: "At the interview, I remember Lee asking me, 'Do you believe in UFOs?'" She owes her design knowledge to McQueen, she says: "Everything I know, I learned here.
The Fashion World Reacts to Alexander McQueen's Death
The Fashion World Reacts to Alexander McQueen's Death February 11, 2010 9:27 pm >> The news of Alexander McQueen's death hung like a dark cloud over the Fashion Week events today.
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