The World According to Lee Mcqueen - Hardcover

Rytter, Louise

 
9780500024157: The World According to Lee Mcqueen
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0500024154 ISBN 13: 9780500024157
Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

Growing up in London’s East End, Alexander McQueen left school at fifteen to become a tailor’s apprentice on Mayfair’s Savile Row. At twenty-two, he attended the prestigious art and design college Central Saint Martins and, after presenting his 1992 graduate collection that was bought on the spot by influential fashion stylist Isabella Blow, went on to change the course of fashion history.Celebrated for his uniquely radical aesthetic, McQueen has captured the public’s imagination as few other fashion designers have before or since. Like his designs, McQueen was de ant in his opinions. His quotes on creativity, “You’ve got to know the rules to break them. That’s what I’m here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition”; and women, “I design clothes because I don’t want women to look all innocent and naive. . . . I want people to be afraid of the women I dress”; make this a thoroughly thought-provoking book. Featuring specially commissioned illustrations, this is the perfect gift for fans of fashion and of McQueen, capturing the sharp wit and unbridled spirit of a true visionary.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Louise Rytter is a freelance fashion curator, writer, and online editor. Formerly an assistant curator at the Victoria and Albert Museum, where she worked on the blockbuster "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" exhibition, she is now content editor for the Google Arts & Culture We Wear Culture project. She is the author of Louis Vuitton Catwalk.

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Having grown up in London’s East End, Alexander McQueen left school at 15 to become a tailor’s apprentice on Mayfair’s Savile Row. At 22, he joined the prestigious MA course at Central Saint Martins and, after presenting his 1992 graduate collection (bought on the spot by influential fashion stylist Isabella Blow), went on to change the course of fashion.

McQueen was defiant in his opinions on creativity (‘Give me time and I’ll give you a revolution’), women (‘I design clothes because I don’t want women to look all innocent and naïve … I want people to be afraid of the women I dress’) and craft (‘You’ve got to know the rules to break them. That’s what I’m here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition’). He drew much of his inspiration from the natural world (‘I have always loved the mechanics of nature and to a greater or lesser extent my work is always informed by that’) and consistently challenged perceptions of beauty (‘People find my things sometimes aggressive. But I don’t see it as aggressive. I see it as romantic, dealing with a dark side of personality’).

This attractive book in an accessible format is the perfect gift for fans of fashion and Alexander McQueen, capturing the wit and spirit of a true visionary.

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Verlag
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0500024154
ISBN 13 
9780500024157
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
176
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