{"product_id":"alexander-mcqueen-isbn-9781631061479","title":"Alexander McQueen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrated with stunning photography and liberally sprinkled with quotations from McQueen and confidants, \u003ci\u003eAlexander McQueen: Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the genius behind the designer's thirty-five runway shows.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims, his 1992 graduate collection, to Plato's Atlantis, the last show before his death in 2010, Lee Alexander McQueen was as celebrated for the exquisite tailoring, meticulous craftsmanship, and stunning originality of his designs as he was notorious for his \u003cb\u003etheatrical\u003c\/b\u003e -- and often \u003cb\u003econtroversial\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003cb\u003erunway shows\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e McQueen found inspiration for his\u003cb\u003e avant-garde collections\u003c\/b\u003e everywhere: his Scottish ancestry, Alfred Hitchcock movies, Yoruba mythology, the destruction of the environment -- even the fashion industry itself. Whatever his inspiration, however, McQueen's\u003cb\u003e concept for his runway shows \u003c\/b\u003ecame first and was crucial to the development of the collection. Every show had a narrative and was staged with his characteristic dramatic flair.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Highland Rape featured disheveled models smeared with \"blood\" \u003cb\u003estaggering \u003c\/b\u003edown the runway in town clothes. In Scanners, \u003cb\u003etwo robots \u003c\/b\u003esprayed paint on a model trapped on a spinning platform. In Widows of Culloden, a hologram of supermodel Kate Moss held center stage. Other McQueen shows staged models\u003cb\u003e walking through water\u003c\/b\u003e, drifting snowflakes, rain, and wind tunnels; pole-dancing in\u003cb\u003e garish makeup\u003c\/b\u003e at a carnival; playing living pieces in a\u003cb\u003e bizarre chess game\u003c\/b\u003e; and performing with trained dancers in a Depression-era-style marathon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrated throughout with stunning photography \u003c\/b\u003eand liberally sprinkled with quotations from McQueen and those who knew him best, \u003ci\u003eAlexander McQueen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Evolution,\u003c\/i\u003e now in paperback, is the story of the designer's thirty-five runway shows and the genius behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Race Point Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44896201507045,"sku":"NP9781631061479","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/60955b8f-f022-47c9-8f81-ab0100348f9f.jpg?v=1767820851","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/alexander-mcqueen-isbn-9781631061479","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}