Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Queen Bee

At last, something to get excited about - I really tried to be impressed with the Hedi Slimane / Saint Laurent collection but it just all felt a bit obvious and stuck in the 70s - so here's someone who is doing a House's name proud.  Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen. 

Wholly different scenario I know but Burton is a real talent, a real designer.  She has a feminine style yet manages to combine her touch almost seamlessly with McQueen's romantic and harder edge.  I know they worked together for years before his death so it makes sense that she knew his hand and she really does manage to keep his spirit alive through her collections. 

The hour-glass silhouette, the sexy corsets, the opulent fabrics, the gothic with the whimsical chiffon frocks with the sci-fi suiting, it all came together and it worked.










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