London Calling…British Fashion Designers At Marissa Collections
September 16th, 2008
With London Fashion Week in full swing we felt we should give a shout out to one of the city’s brightest stars, the “enfant terrible” Alexander McQueen. Despite designing for over a decade, and a move to Paris Fashion Week, McQueen still pays homage to his roots. His most recent fall collection was inspired by Queen Victoria and British Colonial India.
McQueen, a graduate of St. Martins Design School, began a career in fashion at 16 when he dropped out of school and began an apprenticeship with Saville Row tailors Anderson and Shephard. A position at Romeo Giglis soon followed. McQueen’s climb to the fashion stratosphere began upon his graduation from St. Martins, and fashion icon’s Isabella Blow’s purchase of his entire graduation collection. An eponymous collection soon followed with a position at Givenchy, which ended in 2001. In 2000, the Gucci Group bought a 51% share in Alexander McQueen, and an expansion of the brand, with a men’s collection, eyewear and fragrance, soon followed.
Despite the fine workmanship of a French Haute Couture atelier and the impeccable finish of Italian manufacturing, McQueen is a true English boy at heart.
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