Feb
12
Alexander McQueen
Today’s style trial blog is dedicated to the renowned British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who died this week.
McQueen wore born in London’s East End in 1969, the son of a taxi driver and teacher and the youngest of six children. At sixteen he left school to start an apprenticeship at the Savile Row tailors, and eventually made suits for Prince Charles.
McQueen’s career took off with the creation of low-slung, ‘bumster’, jeans in 1996. The controversial garment put the designer on the map and set him on course for a career that was never predictable or bland.
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