Documenting McQueen: Tailoring
Unearthing the origins of the signature codes and stories that define the house, brought to life through the McQueen archive.
Episode 3: ‘The Widows of Culloden’ McQueen Autumn Winter 2006
Professor of Fashion: Alistair O’Neill explores pieces from the archival Alexander McQueen collection: ‘The Widows of Culloden’ from Autumn Winter 2006.
Discover the ‘MacQueen’ tartan and hidden details from tailoring featured in this collection.
Watch the film to discover how these house codes are interpreted in today’s signature tailored pieces.
Look 15: Tailored peplum jacket with shawl collar and kickback skirt in beige wool tweed.
Look 37: Infantry-style jacket with metal buttons and high-waisted trousers in ‘MacQueen’ wool tartan with jet and bullion embroidery.
Look 28: Tailored jumpsuit with shawl collar in ‘MacQueen’ wool tartan.
Accessories in natural pheasant feathers. Collar in silk organza with feather embroidery. Feather headpieces by Philip Treacy.
Captured by Chanel Moye. Music by Joss Davy.
Episode 2: ‘Deliverance’ McQueen Spring Summer 2004
Alistair O’Neill, Professor of Fashion at London's Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design, explores pieces from the McQueen Archive.
The Spring Summer 2004 ‘Deliverance’ collection, reveals the storytelling and techniques established by Lee Alexander McQueen that still echo through the house today.
Watch the film to discover how the Spring Summer 2004 collection continues to inspire the house's signature tailoring.
Pieces:
Look 11: Tailored fishtail dress in silk taffeta and cotton twill with ostrich feather underskirt.
Look 33: Tailored jacket and skirt in Prince of Wales wool with intarsia silk organza inserts and lace hem.
Look 95: Tailored skirt in Prince of Wales wool with multi-patterned floral appliqué and patchwork details.
Sandals in embossed leather with watch face detailing.
Captured by Chanel Moye. Music by Joss Davy.
Episode 1: ‘Dante’ McQueen Autumn Winter 1996
Alistair O’Neill, renowned historian and Professor at London's Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design, explores the depths of the McQueen archive, tracing the foundations of definitively McQueen codes, beginning with tailoring.
Examining pieces from the Autumn Winter 1996 ‘Dante’ collection, O'Neill reveals the storytelling underpinning Lee Alexander McQueen's signature precision, rooted in McQueen’s Savile Row training.
Watch the film to discover how McQueen’s foundational techniques continue to define the house's subversive spirit.
Pieces:
Look 1: Tailored dress in black wool with sheer tulle inserts. Guinea fowl claw earrings. Buckled French court shoe in black leather.
Look 33: Tailored jacket with peaked lapels and button details in black cotton twill.
Captured by Chanel Moye. Music by Joss Davy.
