McQueen’s F/W 2010 Collection: 16 outfits of the most outstanding craftsmanship. Although only around 80% complete when McQueen’s untimely death struck, this collection was radiant, beautiful, and a reminder of what we will miss. It is amazing how many emotions this collection evoked when I viewed it. The collection was done presentation style to only a handful of guests, the original show being canceled.
Based on twitter reports from on-site guests, the operatic classical music at the venue was meant to highlight the medieval antiquity his collection is based on, but also produced a hauntingly somber and chilling sensation. An amazingly elegant and sophisticated collection, the style of this collection really revealed a turn around in McQueen’s source of inspiration.
Perhaps it was McQueen’s own morbid fascination with the end of things that lead to such beautiful arts, but regardless of how it came to be, the religious undertones of his pieces are extremely powerful. The wings on the prints are but one part of how McQueen tried to incorporate heavenly and hellish elements into his collection. He had custom created printed based on paintings such as Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights and used painstaking embroidery techniques to instill a sense of grandeur.
What a beautifully tragic end for a genius. McQueen will truly be missed in the fashion world. God save McQueen.
