JET’s coverage on Alexander McQueen : a fashion prodigy who is gone too soon…

Posted by Joannes Joannes June 04, 2015

JET’s coverage on Alexander McQueen : a fashion prodigy who is gone too soon…

Today JET decides to honour one of the greatest talents that the world’s fashion industry has been fortunate to witness. Alexander McQueen. It is still fresh in my mind how I used to save and save to get one skull scarf. Mmmh, where have I put it? Gotta find that timeless skull head B&W scarf! It never fails to turn heads every time I put it on.

McQueen was mostly remembered as one of the youngest designers to achieve the title "British Designer of the Year", which he won four times between 1996 and 2003; he was also awarded the CBE and named International Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designer in 2003.

In 1997, I was exceptionally interested with his show for Givenchy. When the divine Naomi Campbell strutted down the catwalk with a gold colored dress topped with a horn headpiece, that was it!. McQueen has nailed the IT show in Paris Fashion Week.

McQueen began a new venture on 2000 as the Gucci Group's acquiring 51% of his company and McQueen's serving as Creative Director. Plans for expansion included the opening of stores in London, Milan, and New York, and the launch of his perfumes Kingdom, followed by, My Queen.

In 2005, McQueen collaborated with Puma to create a special line of trainers for the shoe brand. I am sooo in love with not only the striking color but also comfortability of his sneakers that even though mine is a few years dated now and the color is fading, I continue to wear them!

(JET’s very own McQueen Puma)

In 2006, he launched McQ, a younger, more renegade lower-priced line for men and women.

McQueen was the first notable designer to participate in MAC's promotion of special cosmetic releases by designers. The collection, McQueen, was released on 11 October 2007 and reflected the looks used on the Autumn/Winter McQueen catwalk. The inspiration for the collection was the 1963 Elizabeth Taylor movie Cleopatra, and thus the models sported intense blue, green, and teal eyes with strong black liner extended Egyptian-style. McQueen handpicked the makeup.