McQ Alexander McQueen F/W 13.14 London

[Marc10]

style

 

[Marc10]

style

 

[Littleathquakes]

Wow this is great.

 

[Uemarasan]

This is what the Alexander McQueen collection should look like. Much better than Sarah Burton's redundancies and superficialities. Why don't they just let Alistair Carr handle the label? He seems to have a better grasp of design than his boss.

 

[Desi]

Wasn't the mens images released at the same time as this?

Still lots of belts tho

 

[Menace]

If this is McQ, I would love to see how he would handle the Alexander McQueen label as well.

 

[Not Plain Jane]

I've liked the last few McQ collections better than the main line collections.

 

[SGaspar]

Please replace Burton with Carr. PLEASE!

 

[Phuel]

^^^ I hope not.

This... looks exactly like what it is: a typical, mediocre water-downed diffusion line-- complete with the poor cuts. Very "juniors" line to me-- but then again, I've never liked the McQ line, even when McQueen the man was around to sign-off on it, 'cause you know he didn't design any of that. The neon tiger-print is a blatant rip-off of Nicolas Ghesquiere's previous offerings.

The call for Sarah's head seems premature and unwarranted. I think she's proven she can cut a sharp, dramatic and beautiful ladylike silhouette with the Pre-Season collections. It's just that the show, campaign and editorial-bait she parades season after season becomes burned into people's head that gives the impression she's a poor man's Frankenstein of her former boss. She is a great tailor. If you're able to bypass the gaudy costumes chosen for the label's identity and check out the clothes that actually end up in retail, I don't think anyone would prefer this guy to replace Sarah.

 

[Littleathquakes]

I think your comparison is a bit off. On the one hand, you call it exactly what it is, which is a diffusion line (read: cheaper). But then you expect it to hold up to the standards set by the main line, which is the superb tailoring (which you pay for). It can't be done. How would you know that, if given the opportunity, he wouldn't create a better McQueen than Burton? After all, these limitations you are pointing out are due to the financial status of the diffusion line, not the limitation of the designer's skill...

 

[Phuel]

^^^ You're absolutely right-- I don't know if he can do better than Sarah. I've only got what he's offered in the McQ line, and quality and cut aside, the designs are rather watered-down separates gathered from any collection. And that's what I'm going by... and I much, much, much prefer Sarah's take on McQueen.

I don't expect any diffusion line to be as exact and precise as their mainline. However, there should never an excuse for sloppy cuts and ill-fits, which the McQ line has been plagued with. Diffusion lines aren't exactly bargains, as they heavily on the mainline's image to push sales at inflated prices, rather than quality of materials and masterful cuts. I can't recall the exact season, it was the one with all the autumn leaves on the runway, and you could clearly see the puckering, uneven seams and snags on the coats and jackets-- just dreadful

 

[Marc10]

^That collection (Fall 2012) was by Sarah, actually. This is Alistair's first RTW collection for McQ.

 

[Phuel]

^^^ Oh... so that's all Sarah? Oh well, I still prefer her despite that awful collection.

 

[softgrey]

much more grown up than mcQ used to be...
interesting shirts...