Alexander McQueen coup de coeur ♥

Hazelnut & White Cone Heels by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN - $1250.00 CAN

Oxblood Leather Buckle Boots by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN - $1350.00 CAN

Black Studded Leather Pumps by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN - $1425.00 CAN 

Ivory & Black Brogue Pumps by ALEXANDER MCQUEEN - $705.00 CAN  

These Black Knee High Wedges by MCQUEEN are crazy! I would never buy them but would love to use them in a photo shoot! Approx 2'' platform and 5.5'' heel - $7225.00 CAN 

 Theses dreamy pictures are from www.ssense.com

by the Fashion God ALEXANDER MCQUEEN -

THE LEGEND OF LADY WHITE SNAKE

"A tribute to Alexander McQueen, and inspired by one of China’s most beloved ancient love stories, this film is a meditation on obsession and metamorphosis. " Starring the Honourable, Daphne Guinness.

 This 8 minutes fable showcases some stunning looks from the late designer Alexander McQueen as well as other labels like Philip Treacy and Gareth Pugh.  Creative direction and costume design by GK Reid.

Preview of "The Legend of Lady White Snake"

   

Preview of "The Legend of Lady White Snake" (part 2)

www.legendofladywhitesnake.com

McQueen ☺

Press Week

September was a huge month in the Fashion world.. it was fashion week everywhere around the world! Vogue's photographers covered about 120 runways shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris in only 30 days!

Did you know that fashion week originally started in 1943? 

It was first called Press Week!

Here are images from Vogue's view of the Spring 2012 ready-to-wear Fashion: 

Alexander McQueen

Paris

Louis Vuitton 

Paris

 

Zac Posen 

New York

Jason Wu
New York

Rick Owens 

Paris

Marchesa 
New York

 Roberto Cavalli 

Milan

Savage beauty in New York!

How exciting!!!! About 100 SPECTACULAR pieces from the fashion legend Alexander McQueen are to be showed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art! Yes, 19 years of extraordinary vision will be displayed for us to admire, dream and to get inspire.

The exhibition will run from May 4 to July 31 2011. I can see an upcoming trip to the big apple in my near future! The annual Gala will be held on May 2 and Omg I would love to go to such an event! For that.. I think I need to make friends with a Met security guard and start sending him some cupcakes!! The gala is co-chaired by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, there is only 700 available tickets and it cost $6,500 per person. Yep! Pocket change right! ;)

Thomas P Campbell, director of the Met, said "McQueen's designs constitute the work of an artist whose medium of expression was fashion". I love that the exhibition is going to be in one the world's largest and finest art museums!

Did you know that McQueen had a tattoo on his right arm of a quote taken from Shakespeare? "Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind." Me like.♥

Here is a teaser of the exhibition:


L- Dante ensemble from his Autumn/winter 1996-97
M- It's a Jungle Out There ensemble from his Autumn/winter 1997-8 collection
R- Dress No. 13 form his Spring/summer 1999 collection


Dresses from the McQ Voss collection, Spring/summer 2001


L- Irere dress from his Spring/summer 2003 collection
R- Sarabande dress from his Spring/summer 2007 collection


L- Widows of Culloden dress from the Autumn/winter 2006-7 collection
M- The Horn of Plenty from the Autumn/winter 2009 collection
R- Plato's Atlantis ensemble from the spring/summer 2010 collection



Dresses from the Autumn/winter 2010 collection

McQueen was the visionary of our time and I miss him. Lucky for us, the McQueen label is still alive! Thank to Sarah Burton, his right-hand woman for 14 years, she is now the creative director of the Alexander McQueen brand. She did a good job finishing the Fall 2010 collection. I look forward to what she does in the future!

Alexander McQueen
Savage Beauty exhibition
Metropolitain Museum of Art, New York
May 4, 2011–July 31, 2011

The Hells Angels want their winged skull back!

Oh no.. someone in the McQueen team didn’t do their homework, and it’s going to be a costly lesson! The Hells Angels have filed suit against British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for copying their skull and wings logo!

On the left, you see a Blazer from McQueen Spring/Summer 2011 Collection. On the right, the Hells Angels 'Death Head' logo on the back of a jacket. The symbol has been used by the Hells Angels since at least 1948, and that it is protected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Most people know better than to mess with a motorcycle club!! I am quite shock to know that is happening! Not only McQueen used the exact logo but he also name his pieces using words like "Hells" and "Angels". It is no secret that skulls have been very popular on the runways and a big inspirations to lots of designers all around the globe.. but McQueen should have change his design just a little. That collection.. was amazing but I always thought that McQueen had the group’s permission. The Hells Angel are also suing Sasks Fifth Avenue and Zappos for selling the goods.

“This isn’t just about money, it’s about membership. If you’ve got one of these rings on, a member might get really upset that you’re an impostor,” says Fritz Clapp, attorney for the Hells Angels.
Here are the few items that The Hells Angels Corporation is claiming that McQueen copied their logo.. The ring and the clutch has been remove from McQueen's website.. Sold out or removed?

The Hells Four-Finger Ring by Alexander McQueen, $495

Handbag designed by McQueen called “Hell’s Knuckleduster box clutch” for $2,325

The Flaming Skull Jacquard box dress is listed on McQueen’s website for $1,595

The Hells Angels and Devils Silk Scarf by Alexander McQueen, $475

This item is fine with the Hells Angels.. I just had to put a picture of it because I LOVE it!
McQueen’s Angels leather faithful hobo bag sold for $1995.00

Representatives for Saks, Zappos.com and Alexander McQueen, witch is owned by Gucci group refused to comment. Gucci Group is owned by PPR, a global player in retail and luxury goods with a very luxurious portfolio I might add. Earlier this week, Jany Temime, Harry Potter costume designer was accused of copying an Alexander McQueen dress for a scene in the latest Potter movie. Busy week for the Gucci group!!
The Hells Angels have successfully sued before. Back in 2006, they sued Disney for using the Hells Angels name and membership images in its script for the film "Wild Hogs."The gang withdrew the complaint after receiving assurances that its marks would not appear in the film from Disney. I hate to say it.. but the Hells have a good case against the amazing Alexander McQueen.

Is costume designer Jany Temime asking us to play "Spot the difference"?

Is Imitation a form of flattery?

Even if you are not into Harry Potter, you probably heard of the new movie coming out on November 19, 2010. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I, aka Harry Potter 7. I am not really a Potter fan but I like the costuming.

French costume designer Jany Temime has been working her magic on 6 of the 8 Harry Potter movies. There is no dough, she is a talented costume designer.. but she does'nt deserve all of the credit on a wedding dress she designed in the upcoming movie. She made a dress identical to one from Alexander McQueen 2008 collection and seem to be taking the credit for it!

Let’s play “Spot the difference” shall we.. can you spot all 3? First is the heads of the birds, one is peacocks and the the one are phoenixes. Second is the length of the gown. Third is the neckline.

Alexander McQueen dress from his 2008 prêt-à-porter collection. J'ADORE!

Jany Temime's dress. Spoiler photos of the scene in which bride Fleur Delacour (played by Clémence Poésy) dance with Bill Weasley.


In a recent interview with the Los Angeles times, Jany was talking about her inspiration on that dress and this is how she described the inspiration behind the wedding dress:
“Fleur’s dress is made in organza and decorated with a pair of phoenixes that face one another on the bodice and form the silhouette of a heart. I chose the phoenix because, like love, it is eternal.”

Ok, that was a lovely sentimental statement Jany.. but you forgot one thing! ALEXANDER MCQUEEN!! Hello?? What was she thinking.. doesn't she knows how many people in the world are obsessed with Alexander McQueen and people will say something? It is one thing to copy a creation you like and wear it yourself. It is another thing to copy it for a production and will make money from it. I can only imagine the type of drama this will cause if she does’nt start citing her inspiration. Knockoffs in fashion aren’t a new trick, I get it but at least give the credit to who came up with the idea! At least change the color or something! Alexander McQueens team refused to comment but there is no way they approve of this!

Did you know that Emma Watson, the Harry Potter actress, is only 19 and her 2009 income is estimated to be a total of £20 million. Not bad!

McQueen Memorial tomorrow at London Fashion Week!

Lee Alexander McQueen will be honor on September 20th during London Fashion Week. A private memorial service will take place for the best designer ever lived at the St Paul's Cathedral, London. Friends and family of the late designer will celebrate his life and his work. Over 2500 people are expected. Anna Wintour and jeweler Shaun Leane will speak at the service. Lee Commits Suicide at 40 on February 12, 2010. He is very much mourned by the fashion community.

Did you know that FASHION and art bible Visionaire has created a tribute to Alexander McQueen in the form of a limited edition? Yep, the book feature contributions from Nick Knight, Lady Gaga, Steven Klein and Mario Testino. All genius! The case is wrapped in a McQueen metalized brocade from his Spring/Summer 2010 show.

Limited edition of 1500 numbered copies at the cost of $675.00. Issues can be bought in Alexander McQueen boutiques, Colette and on the Visionaire website at www.visionaireworld.com. THE Perfect Coffee Table Book!! :)

“If you ask any lady they want to be taller, they want to be slimmer, you know, and they want a waist. I'm not here to make people look like a sack of potatoes.” Alexander McQueen.

"There is no better designer than nature," Alexander McQueen.

My VMAs fashion thoughts!

My VMAs fashion thoughts!

How can I not start with Lady Gaga? I love that she continues to outdo herself. She really is a unique individual. Lady Gaga ruled the night by winning 8 awards! But who cares about that.. let's talk about her wardrobe! She had 3 wardrobe changes and keep the worse for last! First Lady Gaga paid tribute to the amazing RIP Alexander McQueen by wearing one of his ART piece from his fall 2010 collection with her 10-inch Armadillo shoes that she wore in her "Bad Romance" video. GaGa’s look was completed with a gold feather hat by Philip Treacy. She wore that same dress for the September's British Vanity Fair issue. Stunning dress!



Her second outfit was a black leather dress and spiked black headpiece designed by Giorgio Armani. I loved it!

Finally, to accept her award for video of the year, Lady Gaga wore a meat dress by Franc Fernandez. I like Lady Gaga for her fearless creativity but that meat dress was gross! I wonder if she had a freezer instead of a garment bag?

PETA already reacted to her dress “Oh, Lady Gaga’s job is to do outlandish things, and this certainly qualifies as outlandish because meat is something you want to avoid putting on or in your body,” PETA’s President, Ingrid Newkirk, told the Daily News.

Here Gaga poses in a raw meat bikini for the cover of the September issue of Vogue Hommes Japan photographed by Terry Richardson. Also gross.

This is a really nice dress Katy.. if you are going to do a figure skating performance. I think she was shooting California Gurls with Snoop Dogg prior to her wardrobe consultation/fitting and had one to many drag! Her dress is from Marchesa from the Fall 2010 Collection and she wore Jimmy Choo heels completed her look.



Katy put miniature photographs of her fiancé's face, Russell Brand on her nails.. no comments!!

Ke$ha looked like a garbage warrior. Really.. she looks very uncomfortable and she's got such a cute style that she really could have done better. K$ wore Walter Steiger shoes, Charles Albert jewelery, and a Swarovski clutch. Her dress was designed by Marjan Malakpour and custom made by Lauren Bradely.

Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams and Shay Haley of N.E.R.D. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Pharrell!






My favorite performance of the night was from Eminem and Rihanna. "Not Afraid." Accompanied by an orchestra, chorus of gospel singers and drummers, he was joined later on by Rihanna to perform "Love the Way You Lie."



And yes.. I also like Kanye West performance.. I know he is a jerk but I still think he is amazing and the beat was so great! If I can be a jerk myself.. I would of add more ballet dancers on stage!





He wore a red suit, black low-cut shirt, gold chains, and his red Louis Vuitton collaboration shoes, the Don’s. You can get Kanye's shoes here for $870!