Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin

Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin

The first definitive biography of the iconic, notoriously private British fashion designer Alexander McQueen explores the connections between his dark work and even darker life.

When forty-year-old Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, a shocked world mourned the loss. McQueen had risen from humble beginnings as the son of an East London taxi driver to scale the heights of fame, fortune, and glamour. He designed clothes for the worldâ€™s most beautiful women and royalty, most famously the Duchess of Cambridge, who wore a McQueen dress on her wedding day. He created a multimillion-dollar luxury brand that became a favorite with celebrities including Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell.

But behind the confident facade and bad-boy image, lay a sensitive soul who struggled to survive in the ruthless world of fashion. As the pressures of work intensified, McQueen became increasingly dependent on the drugs that contributed to his tragic end. Meanwhile, in his private life, his failure to find lasting love in a string of boyfriends only added to his despair. And then there were the dark secrets that haunted his sleepâ€¦

A modern-day fairy tale infused with the darkness of a Greek tragedy, Alexander McQueen tells the complete sensational story, and includes never-before-seen photos. Those closest to the designerâ€”his family, friends, and loversâ€”have spoken for the first time about the man they knew, a fragmented individual, a lost boy who battled to gain entry into a world that ultimately destroyed him.

â€œThereâ€™s blood beneath every layer of skin,â€ McQueen once said. Andrew Wilsonâ€™s biography, filled with groundbreaking material, dispels myths, corrects inaccuracies, and offers new insights into McQueenâ€™s private life and the source of his creative genius.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 29179
ReleaseDate 2015-09-01
EANs 9781476776736

Country	USA
Brand	SCRIBNER
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	29179
ReleaseDate	2015-09-01
EANs	9781476776736

Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin

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