Documenting McQueen: Tailoring

Alexander McQueen

September 2025

Alistair O’Neill, renowned historian and Professor at London's Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design, explores the depths of the McQueen archive, tracing the foundations of definitively McQueen codes, beginning with tailoring. Examining pieces from the Autumn Winter 1996 ‘Dante’ collection, O'Neill reveals the storytelling underpinning Lee Alexander McQueen's signature precision, rooted in McQueen’s Savile Row training.

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