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Alexander McQueen

Redefining Beauty

Michael O'Neill

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Hardback

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English
Woodslane
15 October 2015
Magnificently illustrated with some of McQueen's most riveting designs, this book illuminates the struggles of a man who dared to defy accepted fashion norms and give the world a new sense of grandeur. From conflicted gay teenager and aggressive and remote young man, through to his lonely suicide, this book charts Alexander McQueen's ascent to couturier par excellence, highlighting his spectacular shows and showing how his confrontational, streetwise manner was simply a shield that protected and masked a very shy, sensitive, and insecure man who hailed from the wrong side of the high fashion tracks. McQueen's talent is now globally acknowledged to have been unmatched in contemporary haute couture, and this book distills from the lavish sweep of his colors, designs, fabrics, and forward-driving concepts the essence of a man on a quest for beauty and his own contentment. In casting the spotlight on the stark contrast between catwalk glamour and his upbringing and personal demons, the book shows how his talent both nourished and destroyed him. It takes us from the vicious glare of the walkway where he was fEted by the wealthy and famous as an innovative artist to behind the glamour. There, defiance delineated a life that was hurled into inescapable depression by the deaths, first of his great friend and supporter Isabella Blow and then by his mother.

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Imprint:   Woodslane
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 277mm,  Width: 277mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   1.225kg
ISBN:   9780993181238
ISBN 10:   0993181236
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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