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Book SynopsisAlexander McQueen has grasped the public's imagination like few other fashion designers before him, with exhibitions dedicated to his work continuing to attract record visitor numbers. Almost 500,000 people visited the V&A's 2015 Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty' exhibition, making it the most popular in the museum's history. Opening with a brief essay on the designer's work, Alexander McQueen: Unseen unfolds chronologically. Each collection is introduced by a concise text by Claire Wilcox, one of the foremost experts on the McQueen's work, revisiting the designer's most iconic creations across his entire career and revealing previously unseen behind- the-scenes moments that capture models, hairdressers, stylists, make-up artists and Alexander McQueen himself at their most candid and creative. Robert Fairer's stunning and high-energy photographs, all previously unpublished, capture the glamour, grit and spirit that made McQueen's flamboyant shows unique. A treasure-trove of inspirati
Trade Review'Fairer's vibrant, behind-the-scenes snaps [give] a fresh perspective on the work of one of fashion's most celebrated talents' - Vogue UK
'Intimate meditation' - Vanity Fair
'An immense and intense monograph of unparalleled beauty' - iD
'A unique insight into the strange, brilliant world of Alexander McQueen' - Daily Telegraph
'Everything from robots to snow machines to rain on the catwalk, [Robert Fairer] gathers those moments, along with all the madness backstage' - W magazine
'Provides a glimpse of a true original at work' - Harrods Magazine
'Provides a privileged view into one of the most original, forward-thinking and prolific designers in the history of fashion' - Fad Magazine
'Expect lots of drama and flair' - RedOnline
Table of ContentsPreface: Sally Singer • Introduction: Claire Wilcox • Essay: Robert Fairer • Nihilism • Highland Rape • The Hunger • Dante • Bellmer La Poupée • It's a Jungle Out There • Untitled • Joan • No.13 • The Overlook • Eye • What a Merry Go Round • The Dance of the Twisted Bull • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious • Irere • Scanners • Deliverance • Pantheon ad Lucem • Black • It's Only a Game • The Man Who New Too Much • Neptune • The Windows of Culloden • Sarabande • In Memory of Elizabeth Howe, Salem, 1692 • La Dame Bleue • The Girl Who Lived in the Tree • Natural Dis-tinction, Un-natural Selection • The Horn of Plenty • Plato's Atlantis • Notes on the Collections • Credits • Acknowledgements • Index
