Spring 2011 Runway: Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton
posted by: brianka in Alexander McQueen Shoes, Spring 2011 Shoes on October 6th, 2010
If you were among the many people who were uncertain whether or not the House of McQueen would survive the passing of namesake Alexander McQueen earlier this year, the Spring 2011 runway will satisfy all but the most stringent of McQueen purists of Sarah Burton’s ability to channel the spirit and creative energy we have come to associate with the McQueen name.
Photos on this page via Style.com, full coverage here.
(To say “I want….” on several of these shoes it a huge *make that enormous* understatement.)
Oh – and it wasn’t only the shoes that took my breath away. There were also a signature clutch that had me drooling:
And, of course, the clothes…..
While the show started off with softly tailored pieces, it progressed to rich, textural looks that feel wholly in line with the McQueen fashion sensibility and particular flair for runway-as-art.
Do we see drama? Yes.
Impeccable, luxuriant touches? Again, yes.
Fashion as high art? Unmistakeably.
I love how this runway was both a celebration of creative fashion as well as an homage to the designer whose name it carries.
It certainly looks as though the House of McQueen is here to stay; Ms. Burton has shown herself more than up to the task of the role she has inherited.
Congratulations, then, to Sarah Burton for a wonderful transitional show that respectfully celebrated the past works of Alexander McQueen while showing us that the McQueen label remains vibrant and relevant in her capable hands.
(Sarah Burton, via Style.com)
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[...] Hmm. Most of you shoe fanatics out there have seen this exorbitantly expensive, whimsically fierce McQueen wedge on the runways of Spring 2011. [...]
April 05, 2011 at 9:44 am, Tina Marie said:
I felt the same way. This was the work of an artist. Amazing collection. I would die to own even a piece of this.
April 04, 2011 at 12:37 pm, Buy Your $2900 Alexander McQueen Engraved Platform Wedge | ShoeBlog said:
[...] Hmm. Most of you shoe fanatics out there have seen this exorbitantly expensive, whimsically fierce McQueen wedge on the runways of Spring 2011. [...]
February 08, 2011 at 8:27 am, yulia said:
My dream – this shoe
February 04, 2011 at 2:32 am, Runway to Retail: Alexander McQueen Floral Wedges | ShoeBlog said:
[...] that the McQueen label, under the creative direction of Sarah Burton, showed us for their Spring 2011 McQueen runway, don’t [...]
October 07, 2010 at 7:52 pm, Cecilia said:
THOSE SHOES ARE UNREAL!!! just awesome!
October 06, 2010 at 3:50 pm, Stylista said:
Burton has done a great job at keeping the McQueen aesthetic alive, and I doubt we'll have to worry about the loss of the label. As for the shoes: wow! The detailing is exquisite! The clothes are as well, and give me the goosebumps. I especially like the butterflies; very ethereal.
October 06, 2010 at 9:39 am, galligator said:
It is a nice transition to the new designer. You can really see all of the collaborative years she spent with McQueen really gave her a colid insight into what would allow a continuity of his label. I know we're mostly about shoes here, but the whole show was fabulous.
October 06, 2010 at 7:49 am, iBurton said:
i was impressed!!!
October 06, 2010 at 5:25 am, edoardo said:
I love how Burton interpretated the McQueen's style…These shoes are just amazing!"!!!!
October 06, 2010 at 12:34 am, shomore said:
Wow – McQueen will certainly rest in peace with this solid collection by Sarah.