ALEXANDER McQUEEN – My Favourites of Autumn/Winter 2011/12

Sarah Burton has been working for 16 years very closely with the late designer Alexander McQueen. And she showed McQueen as if he had designed the collection himself. It was a shock when he committed suicide not very long ago – but Sarah brings him right back to the catwalk and into our minds. Unforgettable…

Overview

Burton used her ingenious skills as a designer and mixed them with McQueens style DNA – and got a result beyond imagination. She does not follow any other designer’s ideas. She is just completely unique and independent. There is not one single piece I dislike – in fact, I would happily wear them all!

At first sight, the look of the models did evoke an aura of the early medieval era – the tight corsetry, the leather accents looking like steel braces, the amazing cuts of the shoulders…

Key Looks – Key Pieces

This collection is certainly not for the faint-hearted! If you wear McQueen next winter, you should not be afraid to become centre of attention – no way to go unnoticed.

Needless to say that you have to have the perfect hour glass figure – or be ready to wear your corsetry to the point of breathlessness!

Sarah Burton used a very limited colour palette: basically black and white and shades of grey – for a strong look. No colours should distract from the silhouettes of the clothes. Have a look at the video of McQueen’s runway show…

My Favourite Pieces

Could I please pick all the looks?