INTERVIEWS
Documenting McQueen: The Harness
Alexander McQueen
August 2026
The harness is the focus of the latest episode of Documenting McQueen, a series exploring the house's archive and tracing the origins of the design details and enduring codes that have shaped the house since its earliest collections.
A recurring motif, the harness embodies the tension between structure and freedom, restraint and release that lies at the heart of McQueen.
WATCH:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/en-gb/stories/documenting-mcqueen-the-harness
A recurring motif, the harness embodies the tension between structure and freedom, restraint and release that lies at the heart of McQueen.
WATCH:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/en-gb/stories/documenting-mcqueen-the-harness
Documenting McQueen: The Skull
Alexander McQueen
July 2026
McQueen continues its exploration of the house’s archive with episode 4 of Documenting McQueen, a film series dedicated to unearthing the codes and stories that define the house.
This chapter turns to one of its most enduring emblems—the signature McQueen skull, an icon deeply embedded in culture and the house’s history.
WATCH:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/en-gb/stories/documenting-mcqueen-the-skull
This chapter turns to one of its most enduring emblems—the signature McQueen skull, an icon deeply embedded in culture and the house’s history.
WATCH:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/en-gb/stories/documenting-mcqueen-the-skull
Documenting McQueen: Tailoring
Alexander McQueen
December 2025
Professor of Fashion: Alistair O’Neill explores pieces from the archival Alexander McQueen collection: ‘The Widows of Culloden’ from Autumn Winter 2006.
Discover the ‘MacQueen’ tartan and hidden details from tailoring featured in this collection.
Watch the film to discover how these house codes are interpreted in today’s signature tailored pieces.
WATCH:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/en-gb/stories/documenting-mcqueen-tailoring
Discover the ‘MacQueen’ tartan and hidden details from tailoring featured in this collection.
Watch the film to discover how these house codes are interpreted in today’s signature tailored pieces.
WATCH:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/en-gb/stories/documenting-mcqueen-tailoring
Documenting McQueen: Tailoring
Alexander McQueen
November 2025
Alistair O’Neill, Professor of Fashion at London's Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design, explores pieces from the McQueen Archive.
The Spring Summer 2004 ‘Deliverance’ collection, reveals the storytelling and techniques established by Lee Alexander McQueen that still echo through the house today. Watch the film to discover how the Spring Summer 2004 collection continues to inspire the house's signature tailoring.
WATCH:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/en-gb/stories/documenting-mcqueen-tailoring
The Spring Summer 2004 ‘Deliverance’ collection, reveals the storytelling and techniques established by Lee Alexander McQueen that still echo through the house today. Watch the film to discover how the Spring Summer 2004 collection continues to inspire the house's signature tailoring.
WATCH:
https://www.alexandermcqueen.com/en-gb/stories/documenting-mcqueen-tailoring