Alexander McQueen | ‘Horn of Plenty’ |c. 2009⠀ ———⠀ Continuing with ye

Alexander McQueen | ‘Horn of Plenty’ |c. 2009⠀
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Continuing with yesterday’s macarbre avian theme, I am reposting one of my favorite pieces from McQueen. ”The Raven” by Poe is one of my must reads every spooky season. I wish someone could read it to me wearing this. ⠀
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“A raven was a Romantic symbol of death. It’s an item that’s very melancholic but also very romantic at the same time. It came from a collection called The Horn of Plenty. And The Horn of Plenty was a collection that was very much inspired by the 1950s haute couture. And you even see the silhouette here; you see the very nipped-in waist, the huge shoulders. McQueen loved a very hard shoulder and a very small waist. So even in this particular garment, even though it seems so extreme, he’s still referencing 1950s couture. He’s still playing with the proportions that he loved so much.⠀
And feathers play such an important role in McQueen’s work. He lovedy birds. And feathers was a material that he would revisit again and again in his work.” - Andrew Bolton⠀
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“It is important to look at death because it is a part of life. It is a sad thing, melancholy but romantic at the same time. It is the end of a cycle—everything has to end. The cycle of life is positive because it gives room for new things.” - Alexander McQueen⠀
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(CourtesySølve Sundsbø / Art + Commerce)⠀
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