Kim and Luca celebrate the life and work of trailblazing designer Alexander McQueen.

Fashion should be a form of escapism and not a form of imprisonment

From his formative days as an apprentice for Cornelius O'Callaghan on Savile Row, his pivotal meeting with Isabella Blow, spending unemployment benefits on fabrics to becoming Creative Director of Givenchy, McQueen's life was one of extremes, excesses, passion and emotion.

We discuss some of his groundbreaking shows including the robots painting Shalom Harlowe in #13, his depictions of Scottish history in the Highland Rape and Widows of Culloden, his literary and historical influences, his Clothes as Armour approach to empowering women, his difficult relationship with the media and much more.

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Links:

#13 show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4oKJ8WoMiI

Widows of Culloden show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCrx8l5YFMQ&t=1033s

Horn of Plenty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er20fZrHzUc

McQueen documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHCPZA4XaMA