I recently watched the Alexander McQueen documentary, McQueen and I. I wanted to clue myself up as much as possible before heading down to london, with katie, next week to see the Savage beauty exhibition… eeee how exciting!
Admittedly, I usually have a bit of an off switch when it gets to around the 30 minute mark in a documentary but this one i just couldn't get enough of! Infact it was so good Katie had it on within the first ten minutes of me telling her how amazing it was.
When the film starts we are introduced to Mcqueen, his early life, family members and close friends are interviewed. Then the story begins, and we are welcomed into the whirlwind of Lee Alexander Mcqueens fashion phenomenon. Coming from a textiles background myself, I have always been interested and blown away by the life and work of many fashion designers. I’ve always been in awe of McQueens work and the surreal and earie nature to the majority of his early collections, more interested in design rather than the make myself, I found I was immediately researching his more extravagant garments and look at the incredible structures his garments possessed.
In the film we are also introduced to unarguably one of the most influential people in McQueens life, Isabella Blow. Starting his career off in 1992, Blow bought the entirety of his graduate collection as she was so impressed by his work. Although the documentary was mostly informative, it began to become quite emotional as the tormented minds of both Mcqueen and Blow is brought to light.
McQueens life and work is so moving and exhilarating you can’t help but applaud the global success of the ever growing brand. Despite the troubles McQueen faced, he is definitely one of the most influential people in fashion history and design wouldn't be were it is today without him.
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