Alexander McQueen's extreme fashion

"When I first watched it, it was purely visceral, and made me question the requisites of clothing."

"When I first watched it, it was purely visceral, and made me question the requisites of clothing."

Curator Andrew Bolton on Alexander McQueen.

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Photography by Oi-Cheong Lee

Video footage © 2013 Alexander McQueen

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Ensemble, Alexander McQueen  British, (a) birch, leather, metal (b) wool, silk, lace, British
Alexander McQueen
spring/summer 1999