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From Our Archives: Alexander McQueen Men’s Fall 08

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Inspired by India, this collection is a bit out there, but we did see many traces of this collection throughout this season.

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McQueen May Have Missed The Target…

I am trying so hard to be accepting of the collaboration lines popping up all over, but Alexander McQueen for Target’s Go International is yet another one to add to my shit list. Initially, I loved the concept of music inspired fashion catered to the young and trendy shoppers for under $130. But take a look at the images released…I wouldn’t buy that crap if they sold it at the dollar store. A tee shirt with Liela Moss’ face and McQueen’s name on it? Um, no thanks. Shiny leggings? Those are everywhere. Gray skinny jeans? Nothing new. I guess the only thing that caught my eye were the awesome red heels…too bad Christian Louboutin makes those. McQueen claims that “[He] wasn’t born with a silver spoon in [his] mouth,” but I thought his taste was better then the plastic spork he used to eat off of. McQueen also said: “I’ve never understood Target.” Is Target that hard of a concept to grasp? And if you’re trying to market your hideous collaboration line, maybe you should give your collaborators some credit…at least then they wouldn’t make you look bad by selling ugly junk. 

Hopefully Target will release more photos with garments people will actually want to buy. 

Thanks WWD!

Alexander McQueen Confirmed for Target

This has been a rumor since the summer, but it looks like it’s confirmed now. Target is set to announce today that Alexander McQueen will be the first to participate in the retailer’s “Designer Collaborations,” in which more famous designers will release limited-edition collections through Target.
 
McQ: Alexander McQueen for Target, is slated to sell at Target and Target.com from March 1 through April 11.

More at The Wall Street Journal.

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And Another One!

Here’s another collaboration for all of you fashion savvy swine out there! Word on the street is that Alexander McQueen will design a diffusion line for Target! The collection will be based on his McQ line (which has some pretty cool pieces I might add!) and will have rock n’ roll influences. And if that news didn’t brighten your day, come March 2009, Target will launch a new fashion initiative called Designer Collaborations. We already know the clothes will be affordable, now let’s cross our fingers for good quality! Amen! 

Thanks NY Mag!

Mag Hag: Aggy Pushes McQueen on the Cover of Vogue China

Agyness seems shocked to be on a cover...

Agyness Deyn hits the cover of Vogue China this month. The issue is all about the new British designers who are rocking the fashion scene. Agyness wears a Spring 2008 Alexander McQueen dress (check it out below) on the cover and gives us the generic, open mouthed model pose. I’m a bit lost, why do we love this girl?!?

Crimes of Fashion Past: Corsets

I love how corsets look on the body. They tighten the waist, accentuate the bust and give a nice curve to the top of the hips. The modern-day corset is sexy, playful and elegant. But the fashion side of this garment wasn’t always so pleasant. Since I am a huge history of costume nerd, I thought I’d share what corsets really used to mean for stylish women.

In the early 1800s, corsets were seen as undergarments of support for women and girls as young as four. Women were considered extremely fragile and corsets were thought to keep them standing upright. Organs became so deformed by the time girls hit their teens that they could not sit or stand properly without the aid of a boned corset. This is where Hollywood got the idea that women fainted often; but it wasn’t because of frailty but rather the inability to draw deep breaths of air. The higher a woman was in society, the tighter her garments were. Servants and working women didn’t wear them every day because their constraint made it hard to do even the mildest labor. And a loose corset was usually the sign of a promiscuous woman.

So ladies, enjoy the modern-day corset with much reverence for women of fashion past. At least when you hear the phrase “pain is beauty” today, it doesn’t mean a torso full of smashed organs.

PS: Although, we did recently write about the McQueen model (above) who fainted on the runway due to her tight corset.