Paris

A short but significant collection by Alexander McQueen was shown in Paris to a small select audience less than a month after the designer tragically committed suicide.

Although only 15 looks were presented they managed to demonstrate the many different sides of the complex but talented 40 year-old original. Based on heavily religious themes of old master painters each piece was described as monumental and unique ranging from cheerful to opaque.

London Times Fashion Editor Hilary Alexander was quoted as saying... “The showing was an emphatic demonstration of the intense skill and artistry of McQueen, but all the more tragic for being such a brief and poignant reminder of what the fashion world has lost”.