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McQueen restructuring plan: one-third of Italian workforce at risk

British luxury brand McQueen could lay off one-third of its Italian employees, according to a statement released by three local unions on Wednesday. The company's management has announced a restructuring plan. According to the unions Filctem CGIL, Femca CISL and Uiltec, this plan involves cutting approximately one-third of the total workforce....

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Kering-owned McQueen considers job cuts at its headquarters

Fashion brand Alexander McQueen is “launching a strategic review” amid a wider ongoing turnaround at its parent company Kering. The brand is considering 55 redundancies at its London-based headquarters, Kering confirmed on Thursday, following a report by WWD. These 55 positions represent 20 percent of the headquarters' workforce, Kering...

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Exploring the eternal fascination around designer Alexander McQueen

Robert Fairer is a fashion photographer known for capturing the drama backstage at John Galliano’s shows for Christian Dior, and at Marc Jacobs, which he collected in the technicolor tomes, John Galliano Unseen and Marc Jacobs Unseen. A recent addition to the series, is Alexander McQueen Unseen, featuring previously unpublished photos. John...

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Why luxury and premium British brands are prioritising the Chinese market

In an interview with FashionUnited, Sandrine Zerbib, founder of Shanghai-based and China-focused brand management and digital agency Full Jet, talks about how even if the Chinese market was already vital for British or more generally European luxury and premium brands prior to the covid-19 crisis, it has gained even more prevalence. China is...

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Alexander McQueen supporting students with fabric donation

British fashion house Alexander McQueen has donated surplus fabric stock for the second time to students as part of its commitment to young creatives studying fashion and textiles throughout the UK. Creative director Sarah Burton introduced the donation scheme in 2019, in a bid to underpin creative education by redistributing surplus materials,...

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McQueen The Long Lost Tapes premieres at London Fashion Week

One of the unexpected reveals of London Fashion Week was a short film of never-before-seen footage of of Alexander McQueen. Live-streaming one time only on the website of Fashionscout, the consultancy and platform for emerging talent, the premiere of the short film featuring Super 8 footage shot by Gary Wallis, took place at 4pm EST on Sunday....

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Alexander McQueen partners with Vestiaire Collective

British fashion brand Alexander McQueen is partnering with Vestiaire Collective in support of “empowering a move towards circular practices”. The collaboration will see McQueen becoming the reseller’s first brand to join its new ‘Brand Approved’ programme, which allows the fashion house to have some control over what is bought and sold. The move...

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Video: Alexander McQueen presents his SS21 collection film

In this video, Alexander McQueen introduces his SS21 collection film. The film is called ‘First Light’ and it was directed by Jonathan Glazer. Watch the video below. Video: Alexander McQueen via YouTube Photo credit: Alexander McQueen, Facebook

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Without Saint Laurent or Alexander McQueen: this will be Paris Fashion Week SS21

The French Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, the organization responsible for ensuring the fashion sector in the French country and for the celebration of their respective Fashion and Haute Couture Weeks, has already announced which will be the official show calendar for the next Paris Fashion Week. Catwalk that will serve for the...

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Video: Alexander McQueen fashion show highlights over his career

ShowStudio navigates Alexander McQueen's catwalk highlights during shows in London, New York and Paris from 1998-2003. In this 11-minute film, a collage of films from numerous shows depict some of McQueens most praised and most controversial fashion moments throughout his colorful career. Source: ShowStudio, via YouTube

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Video: Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 2020 pre-collection

The film that accompanies the new Alexander McQueen collection has as its main inspiration the Art Nouveau movement in Great Britain. For this pre-fall collection, designer Sarah Burton has focused on the history, landscapes and traditions of the United Kingdom. Merging the floral symbols of modernism with nods to the colors and textures of...

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McQueen Creators - Print creation with Simon Ungless

A few weeks ago the house Alexander McQueen announced a new project on their social media channels. With the goal of encouraging creativity and starting conversation between the McQueen teams and collaborators, from their design studio to universities and students, through a series of digital tutorials. The audience is invited to share their...