Alexander McQueen

McQueen

Alexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation of McQueen's own world, both tortured and inspired, which celebrates a radical and mesmerizing genius of profound influence.

Le testament d'Alexander McQueen

Using his last four collections as a framework, director Loïc Prigent delves into the extraordinary career of Alexander McQueen. McQueen’s final four collections marked a staggering attempt to contemplate the future of fashion, society and consumerism, with Prigent crafting a stunning tribute to a designer who left us far too early.

Angel: Documentary

Nick Knight and Lee McQueen collaborated on their Angel installation, featuring 80 gallons of live-dyed maggots arranged in the shape of an angelic face, at La Beauté en Avignon. Preparations for the installation and the build were recorded on film. Showcasing the process behind Angel, this documentary film features interviews with both Nick Knight and Alexander McQueen, exploring the ideas behind their first contemporary art collaboration in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this project.

McQueen and I

Profile of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen.

Plato's Atlantis

Under the direction of Nick Knight and with support from IMG, SHOWstudio.com streamed Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2010 presentation, Plato's Atlantis, live from Paris.

Inside Björk

Following the career of Björk, this documentary looks at her early musical career with local icelandic bands, her acclaimed stint in The Sugarcubes, and her massive success as a free-spirited solo artist.

Golden Eagle

Light and shadow allow Alexander McQueen to assume avian form in a short film exploring transformation.

The Bridegroom Stripped Bare

A groom becomes a bride in a gender bending fashion performance by Alexander McQueen.

Joan

Inspired by the murders of Joan of Arc and of the Romanov family, Alexander McQueen's Fall 1998 show took on a dark, sinister feeling. Models had peroxide blonde hair worn in medieval-inspired styles (sans eyebrows), and sported blood-red contact lenses.

dante

Dante was shown in a candle-lit church in Spitalfields, London with a skeleton seated front row. Beauty and blasphemy were woven throughout this wide-ranging collection in which Alexander McQueen experimented with denim and Victoriana, tropes that he would return to again and again