Overview

Alexander McQueen has grasped the public's imagination like few other fashion designers before him. In this book, a striking tribute to Alexander McQueen's stunning collections, Robert Fairer - US Vogue's exclusive backstage photographer for over a decade - opens up his archive for the first time. Tracing McQueen's entire career from the 1990s to his final collection, 'Plato's Atlantis', Alexander McQueen: Unseen celebrates the singular beauty of the designer's creations and the intense behind-the-scenes work of McQueen's trusted collaborators. Fairer's high-energy photographs capture the glamour, grit and spirit that made McQueen's flamboyant shows so special, and offer a unique insight into the work of one of the world's most captivating fashion designers.

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Author:   Robert Fairer ,  Claire Wilcox
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 24.40cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 33.50cm
Weight:   2.820kg
ISBN:  

9780500519042

ISBN 10:   0500519048
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   20 October 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface: Sally Singer • Introduction: Claire Wilcox • Essay: Robert Fairer • Nihilism • Highland Rape • The Hunger • Dante • Bellmer La Poupée • It's a Jungle Out There • Untitled • Joan • No.13 • The Overlook • Eye • What a Merry Go Round • The Dance of the Twisted Bull • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious • Irere • Scanners • Deliverance • Pantheon ad Lucem • Black • It's Only a Game • The Man Who New Too Much • Neptune • The Windows of Culloden • Sarabande • In Memory of Elizabeth Howe, Salem, 1692 • La Dame Bleue • The Girl Who Lived in the Tree • Natural Dis-tinction, Un-natural Selection • The Horn of Plenty • Plato's Atlantis • Notes on the Collections • Credits • Acknowledgements • Index

Reviews

'Provides a privileged view into one of the most original, forward-thinking and prolific designers in the history of fashion' - Fad Magazine 'Provides a glimpse of a true original at work' - Harrods Magazine 'Everything from robots to snow machines to rain on the catwalk, [Robert Fairer] gathers those moments, along with all the madness backstage' - W magazine 'A unique insight into the strange, brilliant world of Alexander McQueen' - Daily Telegraph 'An immense and intense monograph of unparalleled beauty' - iD 'Intimate meditation' - Vanity Fair 'Fairer's vibrant, behind-the-scenes snaps [give] a fresh perspective on the work of one of fashion's most celebrated talents' - Vogue UK

Author Information

Robert Fairer was American Vogue's exclusive backstage photographer for over a decade, working with such outstanding figures as André Leon Talley, Hamish Bowles and Sarah Mower, and editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Claire Wilcox, Senior Curator of Fashion, Victoria and Albert Museum and Professor in Fashion Curation, London College of Fashion. She curated the record-breaking 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty' exhibition in 2015. Sally Singer is US Vogue's Creative Digital Director.

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