Alexander mcqueen biography vogue sewing pattern

This week, the final instalment of my three-part series on Vogue Patterns’ Alexander McQueen designs for the house of Givenchy.

Alexander mcqueen kimono

Alexander mcqueen kimono

Alexander mcqueen tartan

Alexander mcqueen sewing patterns

Lee Alexander McQueen (17 March – 11 February ) was a British fashion designer and couturier.

My original design sketch from the inspiration McQueen dress, eventually I used the Vogue pattern sleeves but not the 80s Claud Montana skirt.

(See Part 1 here; see Part 2 here.) Our last four designs were drawn from two Givenchy collections presented in the Fall and Spring ready-to-wear.

6. Givenchy Prêt-à-porter Fall/Winter – (shown March )

As its android-meets-cybergoth runway styling made abundantly clear, the Givenchy Fall ready-to-wear collection took its theme from the new millennium.

The New York Times’ Cathy Horyn reported that “Alexander McQueen &#; staged his Givenchy show Wednesday with models in Martian pancake and frizzled wigs walking robotlike down a mirrored runway beaming with airport lights.

The collection vividly showcased Mr. McQueen’s laser-sharp tailoring—lunar-white trouser suits with crosses etched out in gray fur, slick coats with the couture equivalent of clear plastic upholstery covers, silvery leathers and a molded red top that would enhance any alien bosom” (C