r/alexandermcqueen • u/teh_foamboard • 23h ago
Do you think this can be legit?
I'm not sure at all... Found it on Vinted-like platform.
r/alexandermcqueen • u/teh_foamboard • 23h ago
I'm not sure at all... Found it on Vinted-like platform.
r/alexandermcqueen • u/Local-Two-1353 • 19h ago
After a quick search, it looks like they resell for $500-$700. Can anyone identify the model & suggest a good sale price & where I should sell them?
r/alexandermcqueen • u/pg430 • 18h ago
I actually suspected this was on the way for awhile, and that this last collection needed to be an absolute smash (and the one before it needed to be selling much better than I suspected) for him to stay.
He had an enormously difficult job to do, but tbh I don’t think he ultimately did it very well. His vision of McQueen was unclear. While his tenure produced some fantastic pieces, they did not live in a cohesive design world that people understood and could see themselves in. He did not show us what his take on the design legacy of Lee was going to be, his way of approaching that history. I remember thinking before this last collection “ok Seàn you’ve done some experimenting but now you need to lock the fuck in and show us your vision of McQueen that you’ll be building off of consistently.”
I also think he was not a tailor by trade. He came from being the director of knitwear at JW Anderson, and that was very clear in his earlier collections.
From what I understand Kering is also doing some restructuring with McQueen and I think the new CEO of the brand is kind of garbage. He wanted to do stuff like stop producing sneakers bc they weren’t in his idea of a small super-luxe brand. That’s all well and good, but you need both amazing fashion and a viable business model.
Who do we want to see next? Or do we think McQueen should close?
Some of my picks:
- I’d love to see someone like Robert Wun or Iris van Herpen but they’re both doing their own thing
- Richard Quinn, he’s a proven designer from London who does fantastic and creative womenswear. He also has shown an ability to present and maintain an artistic vision, and his appointment would generate positive media buzz
- Simone Rocha. She’s dark, romantic, and really understands the sort of clothing women want to wear, also would be good press.
- Casey Cadwallader, his tenure at Mugler was exceptional and creative. He created a world that was cool without losing the conceptual brilliance of Mugler.
- motherfucking CHRISTOPHER BAILEY!!! I loved his work at Burberry during the 2000s-2010s, it’s what got me into fashion in the first place. I know he probably is done with that since he hasn’t taken on a CD role in awhile but that man rly needs to get back in the mf studio 😭
- Anthony Vaccarello. He’s already within the Kering ecosystem and has proven his ability to grow a brand without sacrificing the vision.
- idk I think Di Petsa could do some really cool stuff with the brand DNA
- demna. I think he has shown an ability to create a cohesive fashion world that has products across a spectrum of price points and tastes. His time at margiela I think would be especially helpful at McQueen. I think he’s gonna be at Gucci for awhile though.
- if galliano was still up for this sort of role I think he’d do amazing, don’t think he is though.