London News: Sources claim that Kate Middleton will be wearing a wedding dress designed by Sarah Burton, Creative Director of Alexander McQueen. According reports representatives at Alexander McQueen have denied the claims. However, it is well known that the royal family are pretty "hush hush" about these types of things... Would it not be great to see Kate in McQueen design complete with 10-inch Armadillo shoes lol... sorry i could not resist.

October 5th saw the first Alexander McQueen show since Sarah Burton took over the reigns of the fashion brand. As expected the show was one of the most anticipated shows of Fashion Week and Sarah Burton did not fail to deliver. She remained faithful to Alexander's style aesthetic while delivering a collection that was softer and had an ethereal quality. The colour palette included white, gold, black and ivory.

If you ever find yourself at a loss for a chat-up line, you can't go wrong complimenting a girl's fashion sense. It certainly seems to have worked for Russell Brand, who's romance with fiancé and "California Gurls" singer Katy Perry all started with an Alexander McQueen bracelet.
In Brand's sequel to autobiography My Booky Wook, the British comedian recounts the moment he fell for Perry when he complemented her bracelet at the MTV Video Music Awards.

"It is an Alexander McQueen bangle, a simple hoop with two skulls facing each other at the ends. Wordlessly she smiles, removes it and places it on my wrist, gently handcuffing me. 'It's okay. Keep it. To remind you of me.'…I look at her and it makes me feel still. Then, looking into her eyes, quietly I say: 'I don't need anything to remind me of you.' That is how I fell in love. Throughout (the VMAs) I carried the bracelet in my pocket. Even though she was there."

As adorable as it is to see a happy stylish couple brought together by fashion, all I can think about is how much I want that bracelet. 

by Emma Freed
 

This year, amongst all the flurry and excitement of London Fashion Week, a dark shadow loomed over the tents. A critical figure in the British design world was missing. On Monday the 20th of September, right in the middle of fashion week, a gathering of family, friends and fellow designers met at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London to remember a young legend, a true artist; the late Lee Alexander McQueen. Bjork covered "Gloomy Sunday" for the star-studded audience which included McQueen's friends and muses Kate Moss and Daphne Guinness, and American Vogue's Anna Wintour addressed the crowd.
After the 40-year old designer took his own life in February, the fashion world was in shock and the future of the label was put in question. Since then the designing duties have been passed on to the very capable Sarah Burton, who had long worked with McQueen, and the brand lived on. This Spring Summer 2011 season will be the first full women's collection with Burton as head designer. The fashion world holds its breath until we find out if she too is capable of making, as Anna Wintour put it at the ceremony, "[the] most exquisite couture dresses and at the same time...a real impact on how the world dressed".

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SHOWstudio has just revealed the last pair of shoes that  Alexander McQueen designed before his untimely death.  The 'Angel' shoes  are from Alexander McQueen's A/W 2010 collection. The silver encrusted heels are carved into Angelic creatures. They merge fashion wih Art. They also feature intricate hand embroidery that beautifully embellishes the shoes. I am certain that Daphne Guinness and Lady Gaga will have a pair of these ( if they don't already own them).

Department store Selfridge's has gotten themselves in a bit of hot water. In their manchester store they have hung a McQueen dress from a metal structure that resembles a gallows. This is quite tasteless given the designers  recent suicide by hanging himself in his Mayfair apartment and as expected members of the public were outraged.

In response to the public outcry Selfridges  have apologized and removed the dress from the display.They issued the following statement- " It was never intended to be linked to his death. This was a genuine mistake and not to cause controversy or upset."

Selfridges subsequently removed the dress from the display and replaced it with one by another designer.

Alexander McQueen's McQ Fall 2010 lookbook is very reminiscent of the early 90's. It's got a grunge vibe with patched denim, perfectly shapeless silhouettes, oversized plaid shirts and layered sweaters.  In particular, it reminds me of Claire Dane's character, Angela Chase from  iconic 90's teen drama, My So Called Life. It's filled with angst and teen spirit and captures that early 90's youth culture. Images from the Autumn Winter 2010 Lookbook are after the jump.

More photos of McQ by Alexander McQueen after the jump. 

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Alexander McQueen is releasing its first range of underwear. According to WWD  this was one of his last  design ventures  before his death in February.

The collection includes boxers, briefs, vests, pyjamas, cardigans, track pants and will be available in white, black, grey and navy. The boxers waistbands  contain the  classic McQueen logo.

The collection also draws inspiration from from McQueens archive of iconic prints. The feather print, x-ray, degradé, and bone prints all make an appearance in this underwear range.

The brand imagery was photographed by celebrated fashion photographer Alasdair McLellan whose  work has been featured in i-D, POP and British Vogue.

The launch collection will also include a limited edition  red boxer, adorned with skull shaped ribbon detail . A percentage of the proceeds  from the sale of these boxers will go towards supporting several Aids charities around the world.

The Alexander McQueen underwear collection will be available  from June 2010 and can  be purchased online at alexandermcqueen.com and in stores worldwide. Prices range range form £35 to £370 for the silk Pyjama set.

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Alexander McQueens last collection was  presented at Paris Fashion week yesterday. His posthumous collection was an expression of femininity and had a refined regal quality.  This comes just 1 month after Alexander McQueen took his life. He will forever be remembered for  his creative genius. I think this was one of his best collections ever. Let me know your thoughts at the end of this post.

More Images from Alexander McQueen AW2010 are after the jump.

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Lady Gaga performed at the Brit awards tonight and sang a slowed down and subdued acoustic version of her single Telephone as a tribute to Alexander McQueen. She also sang dance in the Dark while a dancer wore the infamous 10 inch Armadillo heels that McQueen created for his Spring Summer 2010 collection.

Today the fashion world reflected on the passing of Alexander McQueen. He was truly an iconic genius and I think his brand will live on.

Industry professionals talked to ITN about Alexander's death. British Vogue Editor, Alexandra Schulman described Alexander as "the type of talent that comes about once every 20 to 30 years" while Paul Costelloe described his death as" a great dissapoint for the (fashion) industry".

His autumn Winter 2010 2011 collection was due to show at Paris Fashion week on March 2 2010.

I still haven't figured out which is more dangerous, the dozens of snakes that Raquel Zimmerman is covered in or those 12 inch heels she's wearing. I'll have to call this one a draw. This is the first shot of the Alexander McQueen SS 2010  campaign that was shot by Nick Knight .

Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” music video is finally out and it’s full of high fashion. The video was directed by director Francis Lawrence who has created videos for Britney, The Black Eyed Peas, The Pussycat dolls and Shakira.

“There’s this one shot in the video where I get kidnapped by supermodels. I’m washing away my sins and they shove vodka down my throat to drug me up before they sell me off to the Russian mafia.” -Lady Gaga

The fashion is completely amazing look at her rocking the Alexander McQueen 2010 collection.

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Scary, Creepy, Confused! these are all words that pop in my head when I think of Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2010 Menswear Presentation video. I heard a while back that McQueen would be doing a video presentation for his Spring Summer collection. However after watching the video im a bit lost. The video doesnt feature much clothes. It  just features a half naked boy running down a corridor wearing a pair of tighty whities. In another split screen he is playing with pieces of wood and in another he assumes the fetal position while drawing on his body with a marker.

After watching the video I have no idea what his collection is like. I guess only the future wlll tell.