McQueen became The King.

   There he was. Lied in his bed full of blood. Police retired the body of Alexander McQueen four hours later his death. Great Britain cried.

   One of the most revolutionary designers of the history was Alexander McQueen. He became the King of the British design due to his intense way of doing clothes. He started to study fashion on Saint Martin´s School of Art but his career had already begun when he was a very little child; at home he designed and sewed dresses for his sisters. There was no doubt that he would success when he started to work as the artistic director of Givenchy. Sex, unrequited loves, fake friends and a destructive fame where some of the problems that the artist McQueen suffered.

   His collections where pure energy. His knowledge in pattern construction mixed with a lifestyle full of ups and downs were the perfect cocktail for a fashion star. One fashion show which really fascinates me is the one with that huge crystal box with mirrors inside. The public could see the first impression of the models with their extravagant clothes and crazy hairstyles. It was not only a runaway; it was a visual show. Quite shocking to see that beautiful woman in a white big dress being painted by a robot in one of his first fashion shows.

   Unique, rebel, sophisticated, modern, elegant… some people accused McQueen for being fetishist or even misogyny but he redesigned the female figure with an unforgettable style which will stay for ages.

MCQUEEN AND I, an incredible documentary about the designer´s life.

Markel Urrestarazu.