Alexander McQueen Pre-Spring 2007

[kimair]

from wwd...

"I've just got time to kill," joked Alexander McQueen about working on the pre-spring collection that was shown to buyers last week. Actually, though the designer has done pre-spring since 2003, this is the first time he's shown it to the press — an obvious nod to the importance of the season. To wit, this one brought in $6 million in sales last week — an increase of 55 percent from last pre-spring. It's currently selling in Milan.

This collection's inspiration is twofold: the glossy glamour of photographs by Guy Bourdin and Helmut Newton, and an assortment of stylish women from the Seventies and Eighties that includes former Mick Jagger wives (Jerry Hall and Bianca Jagger) and Woody Allen leading ladies (Diane Keaton and Mia Farrow.) "I've just got a bit of disco in my feet at the moment," said McQueen. "It's kind of kitsch in a way, kind of Studio 54."

Kitsch, perhaps, but the designer's mixed bag of muses makes for a lot of stylish diversity, including an extensive accessories collection with wooden platform sandals, a few colorful new styles of handbags and several variations on the Novak bag. As for the clothes, a gamine Farrow could wear McQueen's girlish, pintucked Empire-waist dress with puffed sleeves, while Hall might choose his sexy, stiff pink satin cocktail dress with a sweetheart neckline. Jagger and Keaton, though, would likely gravitate toward the tailored pantsuits: a seductively androgynous white tuxedo for the former and a checked wool waistcoat with wide-legged trousers for the latter.

i love the first 2 looks, especially the slouchy trousers with the vest...

 

[kimair]

there was also this look, featured on the wwd cover:

 

[jssy4eva]

pretty...i like the pink dress on julia, but not in that color..other than that it looks very nice

 

[indie]

Thank you for posting!
I'm nit sure about my opinion yet

Nice colours..and the firts dress is cute.

 

[kikidior]

i love those first two looks. the first one is such a classic, ladylike dress and the second's amazingly androgynous (and i love the slouch). the fact that his collection has a variety of inspirations but still cohesive is to be commended on. i love mcqueen!

 

[ewening]

looks very nice

 

[arlekindearrabal]

the first two looks are very nice

 

[Diorling]

I like, that pink dress is gorgeous...

 

[susie_bubble]

The shape of the pink dress is beautiful....the colours is a bit ick though....

 

[ultramarine]

the one is the cover with the butterflies I LOVE! The pink one is OK ... actually it kinda puzzles me .. I want to touch it! lol

 

[Deleted member 7575]

not impressed at all, very mediocre

 

[EdanChrysler]

not impressed at all, very mediocre

I would tend to agree ... the collection indeed looks like something McQueen doodled when he was a little too free haha. Frankly, even for a Pre-Spring collection, it lacks the class and wicked wit that McQueen is so good with - it's a little too commercial.

Let's hope this develops into a much powerful Spring/Summer collection...

...hmm although I want to be fair. This isn't that bad; it's just somewhat plain. I do like the concept of how that pink dress is constructed ... it's very innovative (and yet very stylish).

Poke me if I'm over-interpreting things - that if I'm too uptight about this collection being plain considering it's only a pre-spring collection. I'm relatively new and still haven't managed to yet grasp the concept of what pre-season collections really are supposed to be.

 

[Spike413]

This is McQueen? It could pass for any number of NY designers, it's so.....Carolina de la Luca

 

[Pastry]

are you guys kidding me? that pink dress is awful! yuck...

 

[kikidior]

i didn't like that one either. it looks a bit... cheap, for lack of a better word.

 

[skot4mc]

are you guys kidding me? that pink dress is awful! yuck...

i agree...
the length makes it look frumpy

 

[tricotineacetat]

are you guys kidding me? that pink dress is awful! yuck...

I hate those stiff folds combined with the flared hemline...

 

[oversharer]

I dislike the pink dress but do not loathe it. I really like the dark blue dress, very chic and sophistocated and the first dress is very fun and casual, but a little prairie for my taste.

 

[Lena]

ooops, i hate those looks, those colours and the shoes are way bad...
very 'already out there'

 

[JuiceMajor]

Doesn't look so hot to me....