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Alexander McQueen - Fall 2006

So here I go, my first proper blog post. I've decided that I will discuss my opinions and knowledge on Alexander McQueen's Fall 2006 range thus giving me a chance to research more about him and into one of my favourite (if not my favourite) collections of his.

Lee Alexander McQueen was very much inspired by nature which is particularly noticeable in this collection. Lee created some of his other garments using python lace, as well as other hides and leathers in addition to gazelle horns. He once stated “Not so PC, but there’s nothing better than nature. Nature is a fabric itself.” Many thought this was due to his love of the fact that nature is unpredictable and that you could never quite tell what was going to happen next. Perhaps that is what he was trying to express through his garments by shocking and tricking the audience into different emotions. 

On the right hand side is an image of  the ivory silk organza dress which was possibly my favourite of the collection due to it's raw beauty and sheer magnificence in detail and elegance.  

The end of the runway show took the audience by surprise when a life sized hologram of the iconic Kate Moss formed from white light. The theme song from Schindler’s List by Itzhak Perlman was played in the background making it appear additionally ever more haunting, mesmerising and tragic as the audience were allowed to make their own minds up as to the story (which Alexander McQueen often does) of the girl trapped inside of a hologram. 

Check out the hologram of Kate here

What Lee had to say about his Fall 2006 Collection: 

"I’m an avid follower of the news, and sometimes you just can’t take any more war, any more disaster, and you want to remind yourself there’s beauty in the world. With this collection I wanted to show a more poetic side to my work. It was all about a feeling of sadness, but in a cinematic kind of way. I find beauty in melancholy." 

- Alexander McQueen

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- Rebecca