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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An intimate meditation on the final years of the fashion show in the pre-digital age."—
Vanity Fair UK"Robert Fairer offers an unseen look at Alexander McQueen."—Julia Vitale,
Vanity Fair"A behind-the-scenes take on the industry’s last great showman, Robert Fairer’s
Alexander McQueen: Unseen, with text by Claire Wilcox and Vogue’s Sally Singer, is just the thing for a fashionphile."—Meghan O’Grady,
Vogue"This luxe catalog honors the designer—who died in 2010—with great photos from his fashion shows."—Tina Jordan,
Entertainment Weekly"An encyclopedic behind-the-scenes look at 30 of the designer’s 36 collections. From Shalom Harlow rotating and being sprayed with car paint by robots in the No. 13 show in 1998 to McQueen helping to carry off the stage a model acting like an exhausted endurance dancer in the `Deliverance’ show, Fairer captured it all."—Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD"Robert’s images are just as much a window into a world of fashion journalism that's all but disappeared. . . . Fairer was one of the genre's pioneers, one of the first to slip away from the catwalk ruckus and behind the curtain; and few designers provided such a vein of activity to mine backstage as [Alexander McQueen]. . . . As much as he was the master of the big visual spectacle, he was also a master of detail. Robert’s images document the preparation and staggering visual shocks that Lee created, but they also show the designer putting final touches to looks before they went out on the catwalk, losing himself in the intricacy of his creations."—Felix Petty,
i-D.vice.comNamed One of the Fall’s 10 Best Books on Fashion—
W Magazine"Robert’s images capture the raw energy and powerful emotion in those moments leading up to Lee’s incredible shows. The intensity and focus, the stress and excitement are all palpable. They trigger such vivid and fond memories."—Sarah Burton, Creative Director of
Alexander McQueen
