A retrospective of Mc Queen's groundbreaking designs & a salute to his artistry, the book showcases his work from his graduate collection at Central Saint Martins to his latest designs created just days before his untimely death. Celebrating his work & vision, Alexander Mc Queen: The Life & the Legacy traces the designer's ascent to becoming one of the world's most respected couturiers
- a story marked by celebrity friendships, unrestrained creativity, theatrical fashion shows &, ultimately, tragedy. The chronological organization allows the reader to understand Mc Queen's most seminal collections & the progression & underlying themes of his ideas. This book is dedicated to Mc Queen's work & talent, & exhibits not simply visually electrifying fashion images, but also reveals the deep reservoir of the designer's imagination.
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Fashion is a big bubble, & sometimes I feel like popping it.' Alexander Mc Queen, 2009 This definitive publication on Alexander Mc Queen (1969
- 2010) invites you into the creative mind of one of Britain's most brilliant, daring & provocative designers. Accompanying the V&A's landmark exhibition Alexander Mc Queen: Savage Beauty, this comprehensive catalogue features 28 ground-breaking essays from expert fashion commentators & cultural scholars which examine the richness & complexity of Mc Queen's visionary fashion. The publication

Includes:: over 440 striking images, from intimate backstage portraits & editorials by leading fashion photographers to previously unpublished sketches & research boards from the Mc Queen archive. At the centre of the book is a Cabinet of Curiosities gatefold with a specially commissioned photo shoot that showcases Mc Queen's breath-taking attention to detail. The book closes with an encyclopaedic survey of all of Mc Queen's London collections, from his 1992 MA graduate collection to his final collection, posthumously presented in March 2010.


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Alexander Mc Queen (1969-2010) was one of the most influential, imaginative & inspirational designers at the turn of the millennium. His fashions both challenged & expanded the conventional parameters of clothing beyond utility to a compelling expression of culture, politics & identity. Focusing on the most iconic & acclaimed designs of his prolific career, this stunning book examines Mc Queen's inimitable technical virtuosity & its subversion of traditional tailoring & dressmaking practices. This book also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures found in Mc Queen's collections & in his astonishing & extravagant runway presentations, which suggested the most avant-garde installation & performance art. Intended as an assessment of Alexander Mc Queen's entire career, this book

Includes:: in-depth studies of six collections that illustrate & encapsulate thematic chapters as well as an interview with Sarah Burton, the new creative director of Alexander Mc Queen who had been the designer's right-hand design aide since 1996.

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A retrospective of Lee's groundbreaking work & a salute to his artistry, the book showcases the wonderful world of Mc Queen, from his graduate collection at Central Saint Martins to his latest designs created just days before his untimely death, & finally his ideas carried on through Sarah Burton, including the royal wedding dress. Celebrating his work & vision, Alexander Mc Queen: The Legend & the Legacy traces the designer's ascent to becoming one of the world's most respected couturiers
- a story marked by celebrity friendships, unrestrained creativity, theatrical fashion shows &, ultimately, tragedy. The chronological organization allows the reader to understand Mc Queen's most seminal collections & the progression & underlying themes of his ideas. This book is dedicated to Mc Queen's work & talent, & exhibits not simply visually electrifying fashion images, but also reveals the deep reservoir of the designer's imagination.
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Packed with breathtaking photographs, this tribute to Alexander Mc Queen (1969-2010) celebrates the incredible creations of an iconic, imaginative, & inspirational fashion designer whose work turned heads & hearts all over the world. He was a major fashion figure, famous throughout the world, especially the US (where he is a celebrity-favourite with clients including Sarah Jessica Parker, Penelope Cruz & Nicole Kidman) & Japan. Mc Queen's dramatic designs, also been worn by celebrities including Bjork, Lady Gaga & Rihanna, met with critical acclaim & earned him the British Designer of the Year award four times. This book is a must-have for fashion lovers everywhere. ...

Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexander was a born warrior & ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest & of the unknown. When he died in 323 BC aged thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India. His achievements were unparalleled
- he had excelled as leader to his men, founded eighteen new cities & stamped the face of Greek culture on the ancient East. The myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world. Robin Lane Fox's superb account searches through the mass of conflicting evidence & legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time. Combining historical scholarship & acute psychological insight, it brings this colossal figure vividly to life.
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Tough, resolute, fearless, Alexander was a born warrior & ruler of passionate ambition who understood the intense adventure of conquest & of the unknown. When he died in 323 BC aged thirty-two, his vast empire comprised more than two million square miles, spanning from Greece to India. His achievements were unparalleled
- he had excelled as leader to his men, founded eighteen new cities & stamped the face of Greek culture on the ancient East. The myth he created is as potent today as it was in the ancient world. Robin Lane Fox's superb account searches through the mass of conflicting evidence & legend to focus on Alexander as a man of his own time. Combining historical scholarship & acute psychological insight, it brings this colossal figure vividly to life.
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At eighteen Alexander had conquered mainland Greece, was crowned King of Macedonia at twenty & by twenty-six he had made himself master of the once mighty Persian Empire. By the time of his death, aged only thirty-three, in 323BCE he was ruler of the known world & was being worshipped as a god by the Greeks, both at Babylon, where he died, & further west, among the Greek cities of the Asiatic seaboard. The fruit of a lifetime's scholarship & meticulous research, this is an outstanding biography of one of the most remarkable rulers in history. 'A hugely impressive portrait of a towering but enigmatic figure' Saul David, Sunday Telegraph 'A revealing, often enthralling search.. . [a] restless, exhilarating book' Observer ' Fascinating...blends all the pleasures of Hollywood epic with those of a subtle & deeply intriguing detective tale' Tom Holl&, author of Rubicon ' Alexander the Great provides an endless fount both of amazement & of speculation. This gripping book examines the legends as well as the life. Most interestingly, it invites the reader to participate in the difficult task of separating the fact from the fiction' Norman Davies ...

King Alexander III 'the Great' of Macedon was one of the greatest military commanders the world has ever known. This book seeks to dispel some of the myths which have grown up around him & to provide an up-to-date account of his life. This

Includes:: the Macedonian background & Alexander's early years, his campaigns in Thrace & Illyria & the destruction of Thebes, the invasion of the Persian Empire & the battles which led to its conquest, his expeditions to India & finally his death in Babylon. Dr Rice also assesses Alexander's personality, & provides a summary of his legacy to the western world.

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Who was Alexander- Myth or man? God or devil? He claimed to be Zeus' son & even in his own lifetime wild legends sprang up about him. Above all, Alexander was a hero
- brave, wily, handsome & inspiring. This part-illustrated biography skilfully interweaves accounts of Alexander's battle campaigns with legends from each newly conquered country. From Greece & Egypt to Persia & India, the stories of the great mythical heroes Achilles, Gilgamesh, & many others echo Alexander's own charmed life.
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