McQueen. The Legend of Fashion

Alexander McQueen was a revolutionary of the visual language of fashion. The author of the book, Michael O’Neil, lifts the veil on the lesser-known stages of the creator's life, showing how a young man from a modest London family became... an iconic figure in the fashion world, whose career was full of dramas, scandals, highs and lows. Rare archival photos, sketches, and behind-the-scenes shots reveal the path of a master for whom fashion became a form of confession and art on the edge.
This is a book about passions, loneliness, inspiration, and freedom – about how one person managed to turn shock into beauty and leave a mark in the fashion pantheon that time will not erase.
Large format, coated paper, rare illustrations, archival documents, stylish cover, gift edition. An engaging chronicle of Alexander McQueen's life, previously unknown pages of the rebel of fashion's biography.
You will learn:
- how a student at the Anderson&Sheppard atelier, where suits were made for His Royal Highness Prince Charles, became a rebellious couturier who forever changed the very nature of fashion;
- why the shows of this genius enfant terrible became the most anticipated theatrical events in the fashion world and the most radical form of self-expression;
- how McQueen managed to combine impeccable classic tailoring school with revolutionary aesthetics.