Sarah Burton, McQueen’s second in command, has been named the brand’s new creative director.
Burton joined McQueen in 1996, just a year before her graduation from Central St. Martins. In 2000, she was named head of womenswear design, and most recently she was credited with finishing McQueen’s AW10 collection after his suicide.
WWD reports that one of the last projects Alexander McQueen was working on before his death was a line of underwear, for men. Apparently, development of the brand’s men’s collections was a priority for both McQueen and the Gucci group. Underwear may be the starting point, but they’ll move on to sleepwear, swimwear and various Read more →
This morning, Gucci Group told WWD that a private funeral, for family member’s only, will be held in London today in honor of Alexander McQueen. As for a public memorial, that will happen later on this year, since they’re busy focusing on the Paris show– a statement that’s absurd, disrespectful and disturbing. A memorial should Read more →
This morning, Gucci Group announced that they will carry on with the Alexander McQueen brand, following the designer’s suicide last week. At a conference yesterday, Robert Polet, Gucci Group’s CEO, said, “We believe in the future of the brand.” As for an appropriate mourning period, they’ll go right ahead and show an AW10 collection in Read more →
It Gets Worse: Alexander McQueen’s collection was practically finished before he passed away last week, but frankly we’re disturbed by rumors Gucci Group might try to carry on the brand without him. {Fashionologie} Criticizing the Critic: Dirk Standen got serious with Cathy Horyn right before Fashion Week started. They talk about the future of the Read more →
Last year’s big ad debut was Alexander McQueen. After the Gucci Group owned company moved into the black, McQueen snagged red-headed model Alice Gibb to star in a series of ads donning his Girl in a Tree collection. Now, Rodarte’s jumped on the ad bandwagon. Desperate times call for desperate measures – especially when you’re Read more →
Safilo, the Italian sunglasses manufacturer, is looking for its own financial bailout – preferably in the form of a private equity fund. Safilo makes pretty much everyone’s glasses, from the entire Gucci group to Marc Jacobs to Dior to Juicy to Armani and they’ve racked up about $753.8 million in debt according to WWD. So Read more →
