All the Exquisite Details at Alexander McQueen's Fall 2019 Show
What comes across most
clearly at Sarah Burton's Alexander McQueen shows, aside from the stunning
craftsmanship and impeccable tailoring, is the thoughtfulness. There's a story
behind each piece, behind the setting, behind even the seating for the
show—imbuing the collection with emotional oomph.
For this
fall 2019 collection, Burton went home to the North of England for inspiration.
From the grey moors and seaside vistas, to the mills with their bolts of fabric
and machinery, all of it found its way into the clothes, whether in the suiting
made with fabric from those mills or the moody floral prints on the dresses.
Here, a
closer look at what went into the collection.
Suiting
using fabric from British mills:
The suiting was made withfabric from four British mills: William Halstead, John Foster, Bower Roebuck
and Saville Clifford, and Joshua Ellis. Burton wrote that the "heart of
the collection is inspired by the bolts of cloth we saw woven both by man and
machine." The above look is made from a worsted flannel in charcoal grey.
Bolts of
fabric from the factories were also used as seating for the show.
Whiteshirtdress inspired by the original suffragettes in Britain:
This white poplin shirtdress was inspired by theBritish suffragettes, who always dressed up and wore white to marches.
Theearring dress:
Floorscraps are given a new life:
How's this
for sustainable? Scrap bits of fabric from the floors of the mills were used to
create the 3-D rosettes on the skirt of this suit dress.
The show-stopping taffeta finale looks, sewn and
draped to look like a flower in bloom, were made from one giant (25 meter)
piece of fabric.
See thefull collection:
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