Alexander McQueen Retro-Respect-tive.

I F***IN LOOOVE AQ!!!!!
This guy is RADDNESS......Just wait. you will be all on him very soon. (Wink...Tastemakers)
Born in the East End of London, he is the son of a taxi driver, McQueen started making dresses for his three sisters at a young age and announced his intention of becoming a fashion designer.

Alexander McQueen's early runway collections developed his reputation for controversy and shock tactics (earning the title "enfant terrible" and "the hooligan of English fashion"), with trousers aptly named "bumsters", and a collection entitled "Highland Rape". It has also been claimed that he was on income support and that he needed to change his name for his first show so that he could continue to receive benefits. McQueen is known for his lavish, unconventional runway shows, such as a recreation of a shipwreck for his spring 2003 collection, spring 2005’s human chess game and his fall 2006 show, Widows of Culloden, which featured a life-sized hologram of supermodel Kate Moss, dressed in yards of rippling fabric.



Some of Alexander McQueen's accomplishments include being one of the youngest designers to achieve the title "British Designer of the Year", which he won three times between 1996 and 2003. He has also been awarded the CBE, as well as being named International Designer of the Year at the Council of Fashion Designer Awards. December 2000 saw a new partnership for McQueen with Gucci Group acquiring 51% of the company, and McQueen serving as Creative Director. Plans for expansion have included the opening of stores in London, Milan, and New York, and the launch of his perfumes Kingdom, and more recently My Queen. In 2005, McQueen collaborated with Puma to create a special line of trainers for the shoe brand.
McQueen became the first designer to participate in MAC's newest promotion: cosmetic releases created by fashion designers. The collection, McQueen, was released on 11 October 2007 and reflects the looks used on the Fall/Winter McQueen runway. The inspiration for the collection was the 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 3 cream shadows, coordinating eye shadows, two lip sticks, two lipglasses, three eyeliners, false lashes and Mineralized Skin Finish powder used in the

THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS:The Long And Short Of It!

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
KNIT DRESS WITH DETACHABLE POLO
Black knit dress with detachable polo. Button fastenings run horizontally around the dress, just above the chest. Long sleeves. The hemline sits on the knee.

Knit chic, perfect for smart daywear with towering platforms, then move straight into evening removing the polo neck and shimmy those bare shoulders.




MARNI
BELTED JERSEY BACK SHIFT DRESS

Navy belted jersey back shift dress. Round neck. Sleeveless. The front is navy; the jersey back is charcoal grey. Pockets sit on either side of the hips. The hemline sits above the knee. A zip fastening runs down the back.

Simple and seriously chic, wear with towering heels everywhere and anywhere.

It goes without saying to all women fashionista's that you "MUST" own a little black dress. And in professional terms, no matter what you are selling, you have to sell yourself or you are not going to be productive.

The more upscale your product, the more upscale the image must be. Or if you want to achieve upscale status your image must say "UPSCALE".

So don't go into H&M looking for something cheap to work. It will look just that"CHEAP".




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