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Alexander McQueen

Tuesday April 23rd, 2013

Alexander McQueen’s 19th-Century Throwback

by Lilah Ramzi

New blog Part Nouveau, or ‘partly new’, delves into fashion history to showcase the inspiration–be it art, photography or design–behind some of today’s biggest fashion moments. It’s fascinating and impossible not to get lost in, so we asked the site’s founder, Lilah Ramzi, to give us a little history lesson each week.

This week’s lesson? That caged crinoline that was a hit for Sarah Burton’s spring/summer 2013 bee-themed collection for Alexander McQueen was a hit with women in the mid 19th century too. Only they wore theirs under their dress, of course.

Costumes

New Details About Katniss’s Catching Fire Wedding Gown, Peeta’s Rick Owens Duds and More

by Cheryl Wischhover

No, Katniss is not wearing McQueen.

Designers

Alexander McQueen Cancels Paris Runway Show

by Cheryl Wischhover

Paris is going to be slightly less fabulous this upcoming fashion month: Mom-to-be Sarah Burton won’t stage a runway show for Alexander McQueen.

Books

Central Saint Martins’ Fashion Historian Judith Watt on Her New Book Alexander McQueen: The Life and the Legacy

by Tyler McCall

There’s a lot of legend surrounding the work and life of Alexander “Lee” McQueen–this is the man who claimed to have written obscenities in the coats of Prince Charles, after all! (Total rumor, by the way.)

Alexander McQueen: The Life and the Legacy, out October 30, is more of an examination of McQueen’s entire body of work and the inspiration behind it than a biography. We caught up with the author, Judith Watt, Head of Fashion History at Central Saint Martins, to chat about what she learned about McQueen while writing the book and what she hopes people will learn about the man behind the legend.

Fashion News Roundup

Kanye West x Giuseppe Zanotti’s New Shoe, Karl Lagerfeld’s Concept Boutique, and Alexander McQueen in Pictures

by Zanele Mji

The little Yeezy who could? Despite not showing in Paris, Kanye West has “collaborated” with Guiseppe Zanotti on a new stiletto called the ‘Cruel Summer,’ after his new album. {She Finds}

Attn, fashion worshippers! A Karl Lagerfeld mecca in the form of a concept boutique is opening this February in Paris, selling all of his many labels as well as other projects. Here’s hoping there’s a window for Choupette. {Fashion Indie}

Lena Dunham went to an event yesterday and forgot her pants. Oops! {HuffPo}

The winds of change continue to blow through Saint Laurent: Its new website goes live tomorrow. {WWD}

Fashion Week

Attend Paris Fashion Week from Your Couch: Here’s the Full List of Livestreaming Shows

by Morgan Von Steen

All the glamour of the Paris shows. All the comfort of your sweat pants.

Fashion News Roundup

Tavi Gevinson Teaches Jimmy Fallon How to ‘Bitchface,’ Lady Gaga Shaves Her Head, and Emma Watson Slips Some Nip

by Alex Okane

Tavi Gevinson stopped by Late Night to practice her bitchface with Jimmy Fallon… absolute dream duo right there. {HuffPost}

Forget wearing all black or sitting shiva, Lady Gaga chose to mourn the passing of Terry Richardson’s mom with… an undercut. {Refinery29}

Celebrity

Lady Gaga Bids a Record-Breaking $133,000 for an Alexander McQueen Gown at Daphne Guinness’s Auction

by Cheryl Wischhover

Yesterday Daphne Guinness put 102 fabulous items from her closet on the block at Christie’s to benefit the Isabella Blow Foundation in memory of her late friend and editor, who committed suicide in 2007. According to the Telegraph, Guinness was hoping to raise about £100,000 ($155,994) and instead pulled in almost quintuple that amount, a whopping £476,800 (about $743,782).

Among the big ticket items were a Mario Testino portrait of the beer heiress which went for £133,250 ($207,862), and in the process set a new world record selling price for a Testino picture. Another big spender bought an Alexander McQueen dress–called The Girl Who Lived In The Tree (at left)–for £85,250 ($132,985), which also set a record as the most ever spent on a McQueen piece. Turns out the girl with deep pockets was most likely Lady Gaga, a friend and champion of the late designer and a fangirl of both Blow and Guinness.

Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Gisele Feeds an Elephant, Cindy Crawford Models Bra Tops, and Alexander McQueen Relaunches Website

by Tyler McCall

Gisele’s New Baby: No, the supermodel is not expecting again with hubby Tom Brady–not that we know of, anyway! The Brazilian stunner was snapped bottle feeding a baby elephant on a visit to an elephant orphanage during a recent trip to Kenya. Bündchen took to her Facebook page to rally fans’ support: “We need to speak up for these animals or they will continue to be in danger,” she posted. {People}

Fashion’s Fishbowl: Daphne Groeneveld covers April’s Vogue Korea, holding a fishbowl–an analogy for how the fashion world is running these days? It probably isn’t that deep, but we can’t wait to dive into this spread. (Puns!) {TFS}

McQueen’s Website Relaunches: Exciting news for Alexander McQueen fans (so, everyone). The brand has revamped its website, which includes a separate scarf “boutique” with exclusive colorways of the infamous skull scarf, and plans to feature the entire archive of videos and photos of all McQueen runway shows. The website will combine the main line with secondary line McQ so now it’s possible to shop both in one place; in addition, the digital flagship has extended e-commerce to cover the EU. A “My McQueen” feature allows users to save their favorite images from the runway and advertisement as well as product, making for one awesome wish list experience. {Fashionista Inbox}

Daphne Guinness To Exhibit Isabella Blow’s Wardrobe at Central St. Martins and Online, Is Starting a Mental Health Foundation

by Dhani Mau

Daphne Guinness has finally revealed, to Charlie Rose of all people, what she plans to do with that wardrobe of Isabella Blow’s she bought following Blow’s death, to prevent it from being auctioned off.

Rose hosted a discussion about the state of fashion with Diane Von Furstenberg, Suzy Menkes and Guinness. For the most part, Guinness appeared shy and didn’t say much–Menkes was the most loquacious–but she did share a couple of interesting tidbits. Adding on to a discussion about how the digital revolution is changing and democratizing fashion, she said,

I’m going to put together now a show of my friend’s clothes who died and I’m going to do that online so that people in New Zealand can see it because they might not be able to get to Central St. Martin’s to be able to see that.

Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Clothes Made of Giant Rats, Hells Angels v. Alexander McQueen Settles, and GQ Has Even More Inappropriate Glee Footage

by Dhani Mau

Rat Fashion Show? Leave it to Bushwick to host a fashion show featuring clothes made from Nutria: giant rodents that are actually OK to kill because they are destroying Louisiana’s wetlands. Southern designer Billy Reid has also made garments out of Nutria, spurring a Guardian article earlier this year. Will Nutria be the next big trend? We’re not too keen on the idea of wearing rodents but maybe that’s just us. {Daily Intel}

Oh, Hell No: If you bought an Alexander McQueen Hells Angels knuckle ring after seeing it in our roundup, you might have to send it back. The Hells Angels, who sued McQueen, Zappos and Saks over the ring and other products bearing their trademark, have settled on the condition that the defendants stop selling the products AND recall and destroy what has already been sold. Those Hells Angels mean business. {WWD}

Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: A New Chanel Shade, Hells Angels Sue McQueen, and Kelly Breaks Her Silence About Andrew Mukamal

by Dhani Mau

The New Jade? A new Chanel color called Riva, which debuted in Karl’s St. Tropez resort show, will be released December 1. The gorgeous super pale blue is limited edition. Expect a frenzy at Chanel counters. {Daily Front Row}

Hell Freezing Over: We never thought Alexander McQueen would be a defendant in a copyright law suit, especially against the Hells Angels. Yes, the motorcycle gang is suing Mcqueen’s brand along with Saks Fifth Avenue and Zappos.com, for selling Hells Angels-inspired McQueen items. The items in question: the “Hells Four-Finger Ring” and the “Hells Angels Jacquard Box Dress.” {Racked NY}

Kate’s Loves: Everyone loves Kate Moss but what does Kate Moss love? Starting today, she wants to tell you all the things she loves. Kate’s first Love was the novel Geek Love by Katherine Dunn. Check in daily for the rest. {AnOther Magazine}

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