Alexander McQueen fall 2019

Here is a collection that leaves one breathless, astounded and slack jawed!

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Sarah Burton is the reincarnation of Alexander McQueen and if not the reincarnation then he lives within her; this is one of the most masterful collections … actually, the most masterful collection of the season, she is at her best, the clothes are incredibly rendered in the sharpest and most precise way, the designs are what one should expect when they think of what collection fashion should be.. They are aspirational, enviable and covetous!

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Tailoring is of course the star but the intricacy, details,  incredible dresses and leathers are hard to beat but then again they have no competition in the arena in anywhere. 

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Again, this is not a collection for everyone... in any way shape or form. But god they make you salivate. For some reason, I got this Alaïa vibe a few times during the viewing but it doesn’t matter as it was just a vibe not a look.

If there is anything that I can say that was detrimental to the collection it was those prints which one can suppose was to commercialize the collection which sadly didn’t happen or maybe happily and one  red leather dress which looked weighty and clumsy but hell there was so much to love and so much that was exquisite who cares?

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Kering seems to think they can turn this brand into a juggernaut like Gucci and I say the only way that will happen is if Sarah is fired or quits. This line should never be commercialized and sensationalized with mammoth productions as this is a rare exception where no distraction is needed since the spotlight blindingly shines on the clothes … as it should be.

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There really aren’t enough words and I don t want to bore you with my gushing of it piece by piece but hell this was surely worth waiting  for … and it’s a fitting run up to the last of Monsieur Lagerfeld’s final Chanel collection.