Alexander McQueen Revisits Its Long-Lived Tailoring Tropes In SS21
Alexander McQueen Revisits Its Long-Lived Tailoring Tropes In SS21
Alexander McQueen Revisits Its Long-Lived Tailoring Tropes In SS21
Subverting the typically male and female fashion, one stitch at a time.
Subverting the typically male and female fashion, one stitch at a time.
February 9, 2021 As a symbolic British couture house, Alexander McQueen has long been recognized for its formalwear and suiting; it was only natural that for its Spring/Summer 2021 men s collection and women s pre-collection, the iconic brand decided to revisit and expand on its long-lived tailoring tropes. Drawing on stock fabrics whenever possible, the house of McQueen decided to go back to its roots with the signature Prince of Wales check,
wrongly identified as prada which of course only the devil wears. in fact, the shoes were made here in a back street shop near the vatican. by peruvian cobbler antonio. he says he s incredibly proud to have provided shoes to the pope and hopes the next pontiff will order his footwear here, too. some of the pope s robes are made here at family firm gamarelli. in the shop window, three outfits ready to take to the vatican. there are three different sizes, small, medium and large because we don t know who the next pope will be. reporter: guillermo is a fashion director at a top italian couture house. he shows me the workshop where they made garments for previous popes, including this green mantle embroidered with threads of sack cloth to represent the humility of st. francis and where they made papal costumes for women, so-called popetessas who took part in an irreverent