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Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin by Andrew Wilson (Hardcover, 2015)
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When Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, aged just 40, a shocked world mourned the loss of its most visionary fashion designer. McQueen had risen from humble beginnings as the youngest child of an East London taxi driver to scale the heights of fame, fortune and glamour. He designed clothes for the world's most beautiful women including Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. In business he created a multi-million pound luxury brand that became a favourite with both celebrities and royalty, most famously the Duchess of Cambridge who wore a McQueen dress on her wedding day. But behind the confident facade and bad-boy image, lay a sensitive soul who struggled to survive in the ruthless world of fashion. As the pressures of work intensified, so McQueen became increasingly dependent on the drugs that contributed to his tragic end. Meanwhile, in his private life, his failure to find lasting love with a string of boyfriends only added to his despair. And then there were the dark secrets that haunted his sleep... A modern-day fairy tale infused with the darkness of a Greek tragedy, Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin is soon to be adapted for film, directed by Andrew Haigh (45 Years). This book tells the sensational story of McQueen's rise from his hard East London upbringing to the hedonistic world of fashion. Those closest to the designer - his family, friends and lovers - have spoken for the first time about the man they knew, a fragmented and insecure individual, a lost boy who battled to gain entry into a world that ultimately destroyed him.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-139781471131783
eBay Product ID (ePID)213380777
Product Key Features
Book TitleAlexander Mcqueen: Blood Beneath the Skin
AuthorAndrew Wilson
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicDesign
Publication Year2015
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width153mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAndrew Wilson
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 11 Dec, 2022
Alexander's full life story
It really gives an insight into the mind of a sensitive genius who struggled with mental health while also having a creative genius pushing him into the hands of corporate giants who only cared about profit.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Sep, 2019
Fantastic gift
Brought this as a gift for my nephew who adores Alexander McQueen's work. I was very tempted to read it myself but wanted it to be brand new for him.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 May, 2019
Amazing
A must read for all lovers of fashion and Alexander McQueen.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 10 Aug, 2021
Top book
Very good bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
