Meghan Doherty Boeken

McQueen’s iconic fashion is juxtaposed with historic textiles and artworks, showcasing his dynamic storytelling approach. As a pivotal figure in fashion from 1990 to 2010, British designer Lee Alexander McQueen was both a conceptual and technical virtuoso. His acclaimed collections merged his training in Savile Row tailoring, theatrical design, and haute couture with a vast array of encyclopedic and autobiographical references across time and geography. McQueen’s unique perspective led to exquisitely crafted, thought-provoking, and often subversive fashion. This publication reflects on McQueen’s design process, documenting his diverse inspirations by presenting his imaginative fashions alongside related artworks. His references span from ancient Greece and Rome to Tibetan silk brocade, 17th-century Dutch painting, Goya’s prints, and Stanley Kubrick’s films. Each example of McQueen’s extraordinary work is paired with pieces from LACMA’s permanent collection, offering a fresh assessment of his contributions. By encompassing art from various mediums, eras, and cultures, the book highlights McQueen’s mindful storytelling and construction through fashion. Lee Alexander McQueen (1969–2010) remains a seminal figure in 21st-century fashion, with a significant retrospective organized by the Costume Institute in 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art following his passing.

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The book explores the intricate relationship between visual accuracy and knowledge production in early modern England, highlighting the importance of training and visual judgment in creating accurate representations. It examines the influence of an epistolary network on knowledge dissemination and how collecting shaped perceptions. By comparing seventeenth-century practices with contemporary approaches, it reveals the historical struggle to navigate an abundance of visual information, drawing parallels to modern challenges in image interpretation and representation.

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