Alexander McQueen a/w 08/09

handbag.com's fashion team give you a glimpse of the key looks from Alexander McQueen's autumn/winter 08 catwalk collection

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Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Romantic Gothicism, high Victoriana, neo-classical goddesses and warriors from the Ottoman Empire; these were just some of the references made by Alexander McQueen in his breathtaking autumn / winter 2008/9 fashion show.  The genius of the far-reaching collection lay in the designer\'s ability to re-interpret these themes. Thus, a Jimi Hendrix military jacket was transformed into the top half of an empire-line dress; a traditional Turkish soldier\'s costume of old was re-cast as a ball gown, and the Queen of England\'s Imperial robes were recycled into a white fur coat and red satin skirt over frothy netting. McQueen recently posted company profits for the first time, and seeing his work, it\'s clear why: for all its fantasy, the dresses on display were the kind a 21st Century woman wants to be seen in.   -Danielle Radojcin

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

Autumn Winter 2008-09,Alexander McQueen,model,designer,catwalk,runway Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

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