Alexander McQueen AW 2009/10 'The Horn of Plenty'

In this collection McQueen reused fabrics, prints and props from previous collections. The collection is subtitled ‘Everything But The Kitchen Sink’. The concept is 'a play between a profound respect for and the subversion of the haute couture tradition' The set features a pile of debris – everything from rubbish bags and crushed car parts to broken fairground horses and castaway chairs – much of it recycled props from past McQueen shows. The clothes themselves draw on haute couture and are crafted in what looks like bin-liners or broken records but are in fact highly expensive paper nylon and lacquered silk. Hats are constructed from washing machine hoses, umbrellas, lampshades, transformed into objects of beauty.

 

 

“Hail Mcqueen” by W Fashion
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