Profile of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.
Using his last four collections as a framework, director Loïc Prigent delves into the extraordinary career of Alexander McQueen. McQueen’s final four collections marked a staggering attempt to contemplate the future of fashion, society and consumerism, with Prigent crafting a stunning tribute to a designer who left us far too early.
Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.
Inspired by the murders of Joan of Arc and of the Romanov family, Alexander McQueen's Fall 1998 show took on a dark, sinister feeling. Models had peroxide blonde hair worn in medieval-inspired styles (sans eyebrows), and sported blood-red contact lenses.
Nick Knight and Lee McQueen collaborated on their Angel installation, featuring 80 gallons of live-dyed maggots arranged in the shape of an angelic face, at La Beauté en Avignon. Preparations for the installation and the build were recorded on film. Showcasing the process behind Angel, this documentary film features interviews with both Nick Knight and Alexander McQueen, exploring the ideas behind their first contemporary art collaboration in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this project.
A groom becomes a bride in a gender bending fashion performance by Alexander McQueen.
Light and shadow allow Alexander McQueen to assume avian form in a short film exploring transformation.
