Garden Life: Flowers and Even Strawberries for Spring/Summer 2024 Runway Shows
Garden Life: Flowers and Even Strawberries for Spring/Summer 2024 Runway Shows #nyfw #lfw #designer #fashion
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Good morning! Have you been watching the fashion month shows? I couldn’t help but notice the floral trend on the runway. Yes, April showers bring may flowers but it’s defintely present on the runway along with the see-through trend. And I see plus-size is being included more and more as…
Alexander McQueen Ready-To-Wear Spring Summer 2024
08/10/23 written by Rachel for An Ode To Motion
Sarah Burton’s final show for Alexander McQueen was a love letter to the power of women. Inspired by the female anatomy, this homage to strength in the feminine featured strong silhouettes with exceptional tailoring - something Sarah has perfected in her 26 years working at McQueen and 13 years as Creative Director.
Kaia Gerber opens the show dressed with an impeccably tailored suit dress with a cutout on her chest and boning to create a bold and exaggerated feminine shape. Gold subsequently seeps into the collection. A golden maxi skirt sewn with layers of glistening thread of the corresponding shade sits below a leather top, like armour for the female form. Suits with slashes of red thread are sewn onto the garments to look like paint splattered on the centre, while also bleeding off the canvas with red fringe.
The colour red is reminiscent of blood as we are exposed to the feminine form from the inside out. As the collection continues, suits with the identic chest cutouts is ringed with gold embellishments - as if something magical is seeping out of the divine. Then, we have a woman exposed. Out walks an incredible beige maxi dress with red embroidery revealing a romantacised version of the woman’s anatomy. With its fringe detailing, its almost as if blood itself is pouring out revealing truly what’s inside.
Each model walks tall - complimented with colours that represent power, abundance and glamour (black, red, gold and silver). Each piece felt like a total showstopper. Then, stripped and exposed, we are presented with a white skeletal structure in the form of knitwear. Even stripped to their bones, the female is strong and powerful. This was my favourite look of the collection.
The garments in this collection perfectly complimented the female form; draping, creating shape or emphasising shape, and seamlessly pursuing movement with the body. Power shoulders were also present, whether it be strong and sharp or round and oversized. Flower motifs continued throughout the collection. A soft pink maxi dress flows soft with impeccable drape, and then, out appears another in the in the colour of blood. Although soft and flowy, the image of strength still stands. Women are strong and powerful in their softness and beauty.
Then, lastly steps out Naomi - a silver rose in full armour. She is powerful in her form. A single tear falls to send off Sarah. The clothes were impeccable in this collection. You would feel nothing but power and strength in every garment. The song Heroes by David Bowie closed the show, an emotion farewell for Sarah as we close this chapter for Alexander McQueen. I will deeply miss her creativity, but can’t wait to see what’s next.
Omg I just see the story about the stolen Balmain collection for PWF. Hijacking??? Are people for real? It’s not like they can sell this to anyone. Like why would anyone do that? Just wild.
It’s not the first heist to happen during Fashion Week but the thieves aren’t smart because they won’t be able to sell those samples without getting caught. I feel bad for the team because that is months of work gone missing and now they would have to start back at square one just to either redo the collection or delay the show or skip the entire season.
This whole entire Fashion Month has been scandalous. It’s been one incident or controversy after the other and it’s been happening well before Fashion Week has even started. The vibes are definitely weird and I feel like this isn’t the last incident that we will hear about.