Alexander McQueen: Fall 2009 RTW

Aimee Mullins (model)

Aimee Mullins modeled on the catwalk in McQueen's 1998 collection. She is well known as a Paralympian and McQueen used her on his catwalk show to model garments. When I first saw the image below I thought that this was a touched up photograph not realising that her legs were wooden carved prosthetic legs. I think that she looks doll like and interesting in this image. I know if I had this disability I would not have the confidence to pose for a camera. I feel that McQueen is breaking bounderies by using disabled models to promote his collections. EQUALITY.
This poses the question should bounderies be taken away for all in order for us to progress into a more equal society?

Alexander Mcqueen Fact.......

Yesterday I found out that the girl in McQueen's 2001 spring collection catwalk show was Michelle Olley, at the end of the catwalk show a centre piece mirrored box opens to revile the model draped on a lounger covered in moths. The inspiration behind this was Joel Peter Witkin's image "sanitarium". Personally I feel that the use of a plus size model being used as a centre piece for the show is great. I like the shock value of this and it promotes plus size models. Researching this has shown me not to accept everything on face value. We should always ask questions.














This is McQueen's catwalk show

there will be more facts in the next few days.....
stay tuned...

First Day At College!!!

My first day at college was very nerve-racking, firstly because I didn't know what to expect and secondly I was scared. However I enjoyed my first day.


We had to make an item of clothing, it could be anything but my group and I made a blazer out of many cut out circles..

here's the front and the side view





















and here is the back..well we couldn't decide what to do at the back so we added some folded circles going across the back to add more detail..





















And this is what we did on my first day at college. I really enjoyed working with my team and extremely happy with the end result. We weren't sure how this was going to develop or turn out but I enjoyed this exercise.

xoxo