McQueen Autumn Winter 2025 Show
Galerie de Géologie et de Minéralogie, Jardin des Plantes, Paris
8th March 2025
COLLECTION — dandyism, unravelled and rewritten. Inspired by artists, writers and aesthetes decorated for distinction, borrowing from the codes of the Victorian Gothic.
SHOW SPACE — the Galerie de Géologie et de Minéralogie, part of the French National Museum of Natural History in Paris, housing scientific curiosities and wonders of the natural world.
The 187-metre-long gallery, complete with carved columns and wooden parquet floor is lined with cabinets containing 770,000 precious specimens, resonating with the Victorian fascination with botany and naturalism, a core theme at the heart of the Autumn Winter 2025 collection.
SET — conceived by British Tony Award-winning artist Tom Scutt, in collaboration with McQueen Creative Director Seán McGirr. A sharp stainless steel lined portal, cutting through the lacquered wooden architecture of the gallery; portrait-like, echoing The Picture of Dorian Gray. A contemporary synthesis of modernity and tradition, mirrored and askew, aglow in tungsten-tinged and absinthe-like light.
MUSIC — curated by Cyrus Goberville, the Head of Cultural Programs at Bourse de Commerce. Nineteenth century strings blending into hypnotic arpeggios by French musician Ange Halliwell. Followed by a soundscape cycling through genres and states after dark, featuring international artists and a continuing collaboration with British artists driving innovation in UK music.
“My Secret Grief” by Ange Halliwell
“flight fm” by Joy Orbison, written by Peter O’Grady, Publishing by Sony Music Publishing Limited, courtesy of XL Recordings
“Crazy for Love" by D-Breeze and remixed by Autechre, courtesy of Skam Records and Warp Records
“Menthol” by The Force Dimension
“Found” performed by John Glacier, written by John Glacier, Kwes Darko, Darren Mew and Mark Brady, courtesy of Young Recordings, published by Young Songs Limited, Sony Music Publishing Limited and Peer Music Publishing
“Cherry Stem (Alternative Version)” by Ssaliva
“Only the Stones Remain” by The Soft Boys, courtesy of Tiny Ghost Records
GUESTS — friends of the house attended the show, including Chappell Roan, Soyeon Jeon, PinkPantheress, Victor Alli, Abigail Morris and Georgia Davis from The Last Dinner Party, Estelle, Kai Isaiah Jamal, Sasha Calle, Tish Weinstock, Ella Richards and Maisie Williams.
