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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherSona Books
ISBN-101915343321
ISBN-139781915343321
eBay Product ID (ePID)18065565056
Product Key Features
Book TitleMcqueen : the Fashion Icons
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFashion & Accessories, General, Corporate & Business History
Publication Year2024
IllustratorYes
GenreDesign, Business & Economics, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorMichael O'Neill
Book SeriesThe Fashion Icons Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight27.1 Oz
Item Length10.5 in
Item Width8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal746.92092
SynopsisMcQueen is magnificently adorned with some of Lee Alexander McQueen's most riveting designs, and the narrative illuminates the personal and professional struggles of a man who dared to defy accepted norms in the cavernous halls of fashion and give the world a new sense of the grandeur of which human creativity is capable. From conflicted gay teenager, aggressive and remote young man, through to his lonely suicide, the 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 will imprint upon the reader never to be forgotten images of his explosive designs, illuminate his talent and delve into the mind of a man who was Britain's most unpredictable, tormented and spectacular fashion designer., The Fashion Icons McQueen is magnificently adorned with some of Lee Alexander McQueen's most riveting designs, and the narrative illuminates the personal and professional struggles of a man who dared to defy accepted norms in the cavernous halls of fashion and give the world a new sense of the grandeur of which human creativity is capable., The Fashion Icons McQueen is magnificently adorned with some of Lee Alexander McQueen's most riveting designs, and the narrative illuminates the personal and professional struggles of a man who dared to defy accepted norms in the cavernous halls of fashion and give the world a new sense of the grandeur of which human creativity is capable. From conflicted gay teenager, aggressive and remote young man, through to his lonely death, the 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. The Fashion Icons McQueen will imprint upon the reader never to be forgotten images of his explosive designs, illuminate his talent and delve into the mind of a man who was Britain's most unpredictable, tormented and spectacular fashion designer.