McQueen, known to his friends as Lee, was the enfant terrible of British fashion, his work at once original, controversial, avant garde and beautiful. Many worried that the house of McQueen would founder, or even close, without his influence.
Against all the odds, however, it has thrived, and that's thanks to one woman: Sarah Burton. The head of womenswear at Alexander McQueen since 2000, she was appointed creative director of the brand in May 2010. It was a daunting task, taking over from her mentor after his sudden death, her every move watched intently by the fashion world.
However, 2011 has been a stellar year for the British label. Burton's collections have been well received by the fashion press, more than 650,As it's called nikeairmaxshoes, which is one of the classical style of nike lineup.000 people saw the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and then there was that royal wedding dress. To top off an incredible year for Burton, she was last month named Designer of the Year at the prestigious British Fashion Awards. As she accepted her award from Samantha Cameron,There are just so many styles of real and fake manoloblahnikstore out there that it is near impossible to cover all of them. she said that the honour felt “like the icing on the cake on a really amazing year” .
So how did this quiet, 37-year-old Mancunian take on one of the biggest challenges in the industry and succeed? Certainly, others before her have failed miserably in similar endeavours.
Alessandra Facchinetti, for example, took over the house of Valentino after the legendary couturier retired but was unable to live up to her predecessor's legacy and was dismissed a year later. As for whichever designer will take the top spot at Dior after John Galliano was fired for making anti-Semitic slurs earlier this year, it will be an incredibly tough act to follow.
Speaking to Vogue in January,cheapdunkpremium and discount designer shoes provided for you. Burton admitted that at first she'd found the implications of her new role daunting. “I thought: how would I ever begin to begin?” she said. “Lee's mind was so different to anyone else's. I knew there was no way I could pretend to be him; but I had to ask myself, what did Lee work for? For all this just to close down?”
“I've worked here for so long, there's been a big part of me in those collections all along the way,” she added. “I'm not going to wipe the slate clean. That would be wiping me away. There will always be those McQueen elements, but at the same time, you can never stay still and you have to stay true to yourself. That's what Lee drummed into me: you have to be able to stand behind your work.”
Indeed, she has done a remarkable job of staying true to the original ethos of McQueen while carrying the label forward with a slightly softer, more feminine,Childs' collection of about 600 pairs of youredhardyhoodies is on display at the Yakima Valley Museum for the rest of this year. and perhaps more commercial, edge.
“No other designer could come remotely close to carrying on the spirit of Alexander McQueen in the way Sarah Burton has,” says Mary McGowne, founder of the Scottish Style Awards. “She has done a hugely impressive job considering the way she was thrust into the spotlight and the weight of expectation on her shoulders, but it is not a surprise. Sarah worked with Lee for over 14 years and had a deep understanding of his thought processes.Shop for high quality winterjacket Watches. There was already a large part of her in every collection Lee delivered.”
The wedding dress she designed for the Duchess of Cambridge – or the Countess of Strathearn as she is known in Scotland – was a triumph, warmly received by the fashion world. Whether the design house would even have been approached had Lee McQueen still been alive is debatable, since it was the Burton element, more so than the McQueen aesthetic, which is said to have helped to land the commission.
Karl Lagerfeld described the dress as “a bridal gown of very refined detail”, adding: “Alexander McQueen dresses are always very elegant. It's very pretty and relatively classic with a little touch of the 1950s that recalls Marilyn Monroe or Queen Elizabeth II's dress. The lace is pretty, especially the embroidered veil, and the tiara not too high. It's ravishing and the length of the train is perfect.”
Before it was even confirmed that Burton had landed the commission of a lifetime, while the rumours were still circulating, couture maven Daphne Guinness spoke out on her hope that Burton would get the job. “She is such a feminine designer and I would expect the dress to be nothing short of astounding,” she said. “She will not disappoint Miss Middleton, or the world watching. In fact, I would wager that it will be one of the most interesting and beautiful dresses ever made. Burton's creations, after all, are the apogee of fantasy and beauty.”
The royal wedding dress, however, has merely been the jewel in the tiara of an incredible year for Burton. The collections she has shown have won strong reviews from fashion critics. Her first two collections at the helm of the label were praised for balancing the theatricality and craftsmanship of the brand with a new delicacy and femininity.
Against all the odds, however, it has thrived, and that's thanks to one woman: Sarah Burton. The head of womenswear at Alexander McQueen since 2000, she was appointed creative director of the brand in May 2010. It was a daunting task, taking over from her mentor after his sudden death, her every move watched intently by the fashion world.
However, 2011 has been a stellar year for the British label. Burton's collections have been well received by the fashion press, more than 650,As it's called nikeairmaxshoes, which is one of the classical style of nike lineup.000 people saw the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and then there was that royal wedding dress. To top off an incredible year for Burton, she was last month named Designer of the Year at the prestigious British Fashion Awards. As she accepted her award from Samantha Cameron,There are just so many styles of real and fake manoloblahnikstore out there that it is near impossible to cover all of them. she said that the honour felt “like the icing on the cake on a really amazing year” .
So how did this quiet, 37-year-old Mancunian take on one of the biggest challenges in the industry and succeed? Certainly, others before her have failed miserably in similar endeavours.
Alessandra Facchinetti, for example, took over the house of Valentino after the legendary couturier retired but was unable to live up to her predecessor's legacy and was dismissed a year later. As for whichever designer will take the top spot at Dior after John Galliano was fired for making anti-Semitic slurs earlier this year, it will be an incredibly tough act to follow.
Speaking to Vogue in January,cheapdunkpremium and discount designer shoes provided for you. Burton admitted that at first she'd found the implications of her new role daunting. “I thought: how would I ever begin to begin?” she said. “Lee's mind was so different to anyone else's. I knew there was no way I could pretend to be him; but I had to ask myself, what did Lee work for? For all this just to close down?”
“I've worked here for so long, there's been a big part of me in those collections all along the way,” she added. “I'm not going to wipe the slate clean. That would be wiping me away. There will always be those McQueen elements, but at the same time, you can never stay still and you have to stay true to yourself. That's what Lee drummed into me: you have to be able to stand behind your work.”
Indeed, she has done a remarkable job of staying true to the original ethos of McQueen while carrying the label forward with a slightly softer, more feminine,Childs' collection of about 600 pairs of youredhardyhoodies is on display at the Yakima Valley Museum for the rest of this year. and perhaps more commercial, edge.
“No other designer could come remotely close to carrying on the spirit of Alexander McQueen in the way Sarah Burton has,” says Mary McGowne, founder of the Scottish Style Awards. “She has done a hugely impressive job considering the way she was thrust into the spotlight and the weight of expectation on her shoulders, but it is not a surprise. Sarah worked with Lee for over 14 years and had a deep understanding of his thought processes.Shop for high quality winterjacket Watches. There was already a large part of her in every collection Lee delivered.”
The wedding dress she designed for the Duchess of Cambridge – or the Countess of Strathearn as she is known in Scotland – was a triumph, warmly received by the fashion world. Whether the design house would even have been approached had Lee McQueen still been alive is debatable, since it was the Burton element, more so than the McQueen aesthetic, which is said to have helped to land the commission.
Karl Lagerfeld described the dress as “a bridal gown of very refined detail”, adding: “Alexander McQueen dresses are always very elegant. It's very pretty and relatively classic with a little touch of the 1950s that recalls Marilyn Monroe or Queen Elizabeth II's dress. The lace is pretty, especially the embroidered veil, and the tiara not too high. It's ravishing and the length of the train is perfect.”
Before it was even confirmed that Burton had landed the commission of a lifetime, while the rumours were still circulating, couture maven Daphne Guinness spoke out on her hope that Burton would get the job. “She is such a feminine designer and I would expect the dress to be nothing short of astounding,” she said. “She will not disappoint Miss Middleton, or the world watching. In fact, I would wager that it will be one of the most interesting and beautiful dresses ever made. Burton's creations, after all, are the apogee of fantasy and beauty.”
The royal wedding dress, however, has merely been the jewel in the tiara of an incredible year for Burton. The collections she has shown have won strong reviews from fashion critics. Her first two collections at the helm of the label were praised for balancing the theatricality and craftsmanship of the brand with a new delicacy and femininity.
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