Comments on: Alexander McQueen Spring Summer 2010 Collection

By: Half Canadian

Half Canadian — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:01:48 +0000

Only a gay man would want women to dress like that (and wear those shoes).

By: Daydreamer

Daydreamer — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:01:26 +0000

This is a very beautiful collection but it’s not at his best. As I watched the collection, I keep thinking S/S 09 all the time. Though the silhouettes are new and those shoes are killers!! I would once love to wear them on.

The part that I love the most is when whose metallic sheer dresses came out. Just so reminded me of Gaga.

But well, at the end it was a mind blowing show with those wow factors!

By: kpriss

kpriss — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:14:49 +0000

(Oh, Adriana, don’t tempt me! I’ll go straight to V! and I haven’t even gone through all A! Fashion Weeks, such marathons!)

You’re right, s. , McQueens special theatrical sense of fashion looks like Galliano’s. I guess they still keep the old guard up!

Adriana, indeed, the “Mood for Love” dresses were so beautiful!

By: Adriana

Adriana — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:11:23 +0000

Oh, dear an exited Adriana got carried away again and I was not even finished….argh, one of the designers has worked on the beautiful movie with Maggie Cheung, “In the mood for love”.
I bet if you’ve seen it you love that film, remember the dresses? Made in that traditional way, sighs…..:)

By: Adriana

Adriana — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:07:41 +0000

And Viktor&Rolf’s “chainsaw massacre dresses” in their last show, another example…..voila!
They also love the theatrical adaption…..
Of late Hapsical’s Blog showed the differences between a 90′s Yves Saint Laurent (the man himself)F/W HC in 1995/96* and the brand YSL F/W HC in 2008/09* show. She compared the look of the models, the elegance of those girls and the “hungry looking” East European girls now. But I also compared the clothes….OMG, what a beauty and style in 1995! Well the HC couture was very, very, very elegant ready to wear! Nothing artsy-fartsy! A lot has become such a soap-bell, in my opinion.. The zero’s, 0000,s…..like the money soap-bell has bursted who knows what’s going to happen in fashion with fresh young designers and different budgets? I’m now official in love with Alexander Wang!

*I believe that were the seasons.

Another thing I like to share with you ladies, it’s because of the name Wang I guess I think about it: I saw a documentary about fashion in China some weeks ago on tv. Of course the counterfeiting thing and the western influences were briefly mentioned. This documentary was focused on new, young designers who picked up their own traditional culture. The Chinese on the country side still make their traditional silk the way they always have done that for ages before Mao. The whole process was filmed. There are a few old master tailors (still) alive who teach this wonderful heritage how to make the qipao or cheongsam, the traditional Chinese dress, to younger designers. These young designers try to make their own Chinese style translated to a more modern Chinese fashion. Based on this old traditions and that looked very interesting!!
I can slap myself in the face I’ve not recorded it because I would love to see it all again….I was complete in awe….and still am….

By: s.

s. — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:56:02 +0000

Well, some of this dresses are wearable, like the one on the second photo, but most of them are just part of the spectacle, like the shoes ( btw, I agree with you, models’ legs look creapy and reminded me some Dali’s paintings).
He’s got a particular fashion sense really “teatral” ( in my opinion, like Galliano’s).

By: Adriana

Adriana — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:43:59 +0000

Kpriss, same here! It’s of course creative and interesting but not ready-to-wear. I’ve been always a fan and still ready-to-wear his older pieces. Oh yeah, if I had the money though….I got your humour and watched it all with a lot off interest and even dimmed the lights!! It looked so beautiful for an art performance. I stick to that. I believe also strongly McQueen is able to make great modern theatre or opera set and costume designs!! Jaja……..

By: kpriss

kpriss — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:55:30 +0000

lol Adriana!

I did not fell asleep, actually. I thought it was all very mesmerizing, in a Stargate kind of way! Plus I really have a weakness for McQueen. I guess it’s because of his sense for show. For fashion show.

I decided to have some fun this season and try some reviews for the next Summer. It’s something new, since you know so well I strongly dislike talking fashion en avance…

By: Adriana

Adriana — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:19:15 +0000

Not “very Prèt-à-Porter”? NOT at all!! But I agree no one does a “Prèt-à-Porter” show like McQueen!
I agree though about the creativity. “Interesting” yes, that’s what we say these days when something is unwearable.
And the models have far too skinny legs for those clubfoot shoes (sorry)! No one can walk faster on them as they did…argh…Today’s fashion? It’s “interesting” and “celebratism”! I’ve not seen that many shows. I do not care much about “what-the-designers-decided-us-to-wear-next-summer since it’s Autumn and it gets colder and I don’t know what’s going on next summer…….Until now (from what I’ve viewed) I’m probably ready-to-wear Phoebe Philo and Anne Valerie Hash. :)
Further all the front row hoopla isn’t my cup of tea either.
Nothing perso ladies, just my opinion.

By: s.

s. — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:58:08 +0000

He does a great job in my opinion; ok, most of his designs are not very prèt-à-porter but are originals, creatives and some of them really interesting.
No one does a prèt-à-porter show like McQueen’s!

I must add that when I saw the first model on that shoes I’d thought that she was going to fall down.