Actually, it is telling that when McQueen conceded a concern in superheroes for the new menswear collection, first that occured was a warlock. Let me face it—the couturier always considered the dark side a more inspiring suggestion than its light alternative, and that is why we can be heartily grateful, particularly when it gives a collection as individual and startling as this one. In simply technical terms, Alexander McQueen mastered a very striking repertory of effects, like the plastic clothing on Prince of Wales checks, the silvery glaze on gray flannel suits, and a taffeta-and-felt bonding that made scuba neoprene the stuff of pea coats and jackets. Only Alexander McQueen could create a speculative point of the cooperation between the most elegant natural fibers and Hazmat-toned synthetics (besides, orange nylon was the standout).
But that's hardly why his work continues to fascinate, even as the designer's creativity flows and ebbs. McQueen is the most cinematic among designers, and with the collection, he presented a vision that mixed the broad-shouldered, faultlessly-tailored elegance of fashionable Hollywood with an obscure futurism leaving the models looking like vitriform replicants.
