LEE MCQUEEN, A TRIBUTE

"I want people to be afraid of the women I dress" 

Yesterday marked 5 years since the death of Alexander McQueen. It seems to be a pattern that the most spellbinding minds come to the same tragic ends; Sylvia Plath, Isabella Blow and Kurt Cobain falling into the same category. Each possessed a mind we were determined to unlock, that fascinated us into vexatious curiosity. Minds, that unfortunately, have been eternally locked by their owners. Beautiful, yet harrowing mysteries that we will never fully comprehend.

"Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment"

McQueen was an artist. A dark designer and an unfathomably deep thinker; projecting shocking truths through his creations. His collections were different to any others - his first being named 'Highland Rape' - they were to be art, not next season's wardrobe. Too many designers create to sell. McQueen designed to shock; which finically may prove difficult, yet arguably is the quickest way to warp the fashion industry.  Like the many hats of Isabella Blow, Lee 'Alexander' McQueen entered a room to make an impact. His designs were his true expression, like intricate literature - where a wrath  of hidden meanings lurk behind placid imagery.

"You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules"

The man was raw, jagged and outspoken; however, a genius for being so. He was wild in developing ideas, yet his career allowed him to spill his thoughts onto the runway. I highly respect Kate Middleton for being married in McQueen, just as I highly respect Sarah Burton for filling McQueen's shoes as the creative director of the brand.

"Give me time and I'll give you a revolution"

Rest in peace, Lee McQueen. You sculpted a nation's perception of beauty, thank you.





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