Sarah keeps McQueen alive!

Sarah Burton, the late Alexander McQueen's successor, has proved that she can most definitely keep Lee McQueen's legacy alive.  For Resort 2011, quickly becoming my new favorite season, she made McQueen very  wearable while still maintaining his dark and ethereal formula.  Here are some of my favorite looks from this jet-setting McQueen collection.

Long Live McQueen

Gucci Group released this amazing tribute on the Alexander McQueen website, which demonstrates the artistry and creativity of Mr. McQueen.  The video is awe-inspiring and leaves me breathless each time I watch it, so I wanted to share it with you, my fashion friends in cyberland.

His final collection for Fall 2010 will be shown in Paris on March 9, and the fashion world is eagerly (but sadly) waiting to see what he designed for his women for fall.  As far as a successor, no one has been named yet, although, I am going to throw out Olivier Theyskens name, formerly of Nina Ricci, who in my opinion, would be a good contender to fill the the role.  I can't say that anyone will be a perfect candidate to succeed McQueen.  Alexander had a design sense that was so uniquely his own, that it will be incredibly difficult for anyone to be able to replicate that, but I feel that Theyskens will can make a darn good attempt, after his forward thinking designs for Nina Ricci.  The fashion world is waiting to see what will happen next.

Mr. McQueen, you will be greatly missed.

Today, we lost an incredible designer with an imagination that knew no bounds.  Alexander McQueen, the graduate from Saint Martins with the controversial edge captured the fashion world from the very beginning, and he took us for one helluva ride.  His masterful tailoring of menswear, his futuristic visions and extreme recollections of the past, his ability to make skulls, studs, and chains feel absolutely luxurious is what we will deeply miss.  His influence on other designers, the fashion press, the movie stars, and musicians, is what we will long for.

While reading of McQueen's passing, I found this stunning clip that Style.com posted from McQueen's Fall 2006 show, in which Alexander turned Kate Moss into a life-size hologram.  The ethereal imagery is melancholic yet breathtaking, such as McQueen's work, and some would argue is how is life was as well.

Amidst the sadness, we can celebrate the whimsical creations that Alexander bestowed to us.  Thank you, Mr. McQueen, L'enfant Terrible, for your beautiful gifts; you will be greatly missed.

(mc)Queen of Hearts

And my heart, Alexander McQueen has right now.  Many of you may wonder whom or what I decide to write about in my blog.  Usually it's an event that triggers excitement for a style or designer or brand that makes me swoon, and in that swoon moment, I realize that I need to share it with my online friends.

Just a couple of days ago, I saw the brand spankin' new video for "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga, and nearly passed out by it's brillance and even more so by the fabulous pairs of Alexander McQueen platforms and the head-to-toe straight off the Spring 2010 runway undersea outfit that Gaga wears during the bridge of her song.

And let's look back (or currently) at the Fall 2009 clutch in red leather with a detachable fingerless glove.  MJ would be proud.

But it's the baby pink platforms for this spring that really have me going gaga! 

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