Alexander McQueen Mens F/W 12.13 Milan

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[Modelo]

Me likey!... still not sure about the capre pants but somehoww Sarah makes it look desirable... I'm gonna try it once to see what kinda response I get

 

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[thejarc]

I really like the colour palette. I mean, it's not bad clothes and it would probably work for a lot of designers but I honestly miss the fetish-y vibe.

 

[TianCouture]

It's a good collection. There is nothing wrong with it. It starts of kind of slow, however. It makes up about mid-way, with the incredible looking floral embroidered jacket in post #5. Kind of reminds me of a manton...will there be a runway show for this?

 

[Ives927]

Hmmm. No. This is not as tragic as last season's wannabe collection. Besides the classic traditional suits, everything else is a miss for me. McQueen menswear used to be interesting.

 

[Modelo]

^ Interesting to look at maybe but does interesting always sell? Probably not which is why the designers are being so safe with the collections but still trying to maintain some level of creativity and remaining true to their aesthetic

 

[Ives927]

I suppose. McQueen himself was never one to care about sales. But I guess now sales play a much more significant role during the design process.

With that said, McQueen himself did have many collections that were very wearable AND interesting. Sarah's first two collection were quite phenomenal. Last collection was a major miss and seeing that they have opted for a lookbook presentation this season tells me that they're not focusing on menswear as much. Just a though.

 

[FashinKid90]

flawless

 

[TheeMigs]

Im kinda digging it...McQueen menswear needs a palette cleansing...even when he was alive...his men's collections werent consistent, but he did manage to turn out some beautiful collections now and again...it needs a sharper focus and due attention and the possibilities are endless...

 

[get fashion]

McQueen Menswear was always very strange to define, but I really think this is a good start, it's edgy but still wearable.

 

[haydn]

while i do enjoy what she's doing for womenswear, i find every season i get more and more detached from the menswear offering. i miss the darker edge of lee's collections. yes, it's more wearable.. but it's lost it's spirit.

i'm also disappointed there was no runway presentation : (

 

[Desi]

I can only name maybe three Menswear McQueen collections from McQueen that I actually liked. One involved the giant cobra scarf jacket.

This is really good in my opinion. Love the knickerbockers and many of the suit cuts are greatly enhanced. Those psychedelic prints are a nice spark too. Sarah has been on a role with footwear every season so I don't think these will disappoint when they are released.

 

[thejarc]

I suppose. McQueen himself was never one to care about sales. But I guess now sales play a much more significant role during the design process.

With that said, McQueen himself did have many collections that were very wearable AND interesting. Sarah's first two collection were quite phenomenal. Last collection was a major miss and seeing that they have opted for a lookbook presentation this season tells me that they're not focusing on menswear as much. Just a though.

I kind of oppose. While I agree that while McQueen was designing there were a lot of wearable and interesting clothes in the pre-collections (main collections kind of stopped containing interesting wearable clothes after he decided to become a megabrand) but obviously the brand always had a very commercial side to it, with all the boring draped dresses and ****loads of stilettos with skulls on them. I think he was very much about a balance between commercial and creative. This collection goes into a very very commercial direction though.

 

[mikeijames]

while there's not one piece in this collection that strikes a wrong note, i just wish they put even one spoonful of the inspiration we see in the womenswear into the menswear. seriously, at this point, i wish they'd scale back -- keeping the core pieces for the the showroom -- and just give us a few exits that conjure the spirit of alexander mcqueen in the way that the womenswear so successfully has.

 

[Ives927]

I kind of oppose. While I agree that while McQueen was designing there were a lot of wearable and interesting clothes in the pre-collections (main collections kind of stopped containing interesting wearable clothes after he decided to become a megabrand) but obviously the brand always had a very commercial side to it, with all the boring draped dresses and ****loads of stilettos with skulls on them. I think he was very much about a balance between commercial and creative. This collection goes into a very very commercial direction though.

That's basically what I said, no? Not sure what you were opposing. I was also talking about menswear only.