This feeling came to me once again this morning, as overwhelming and heavy as usual. I opened my computer, logged in to tumblr. And there it was, a picture from House of McQueen by Sarah Burton S/S 2012, reblogged with a caption that said something like this "Amazing collection by Alexander McQueen, I admire his work."
I was so close to throwing up my morning coffee, I felt so furied and angry. How dare you put something that Sarah Burton has made to the name of Lee's?
Let me give you some background to my anger. I usually don't give a shit about a new head designer, if the collections stay honest for the House. Especially after a death. But McQueen has been very dear to me since I was 12 years old. He was the first designer I knew about, and who's work I started to follow passionately. He kind of grabbed my hand and pulled me to the world of fashion, couture, he represented me to my real calling. And his work became a big part of me. So you can imagine how painful it was for me to find out that a part of my life had died. A part of me had died. I still get these moments of anger and tears pushing trought when I look at his work, or see his pictures. He's more than a designer for me.
I'm still confused about House's decision to get a new head designer and go on. McQueen said himself that if a head designer dies, the House should go with him. And that he wouldn't like McQueen to go on without him.
Why?
Sarah Burton makes beautiful clothes. Yes, she has potential. Actually I love her designs. They are delicate, feminine but still have the edge for which McQueen is known for. But
For me, her clothes are just clothes. Shoes are just shoes. Beutiful design, divine pieces of clothing. Amazing choises in fabric and colours.
But these clothes don't have a soul. Burton tries, she tries so hard to give these clothes a soul. But it doesn't happen without Lee. He had an amazing talent on making the clothes come alive, and he made the clothes tell a story. His shows were stories, amazing fairytales from couture wonderland, fairytales with a message. I don't see the same in Burton.
And the fact that she's supporting the House to go on against Lee's wishes is just disgusting and money hungry. The whole house just seems to work with the desire to have money, not from the joy of creating art. It makes me sick.
My biggest wish would be that Burton would start making her designs with her own name. And leave McQueen alone.
I guess it's not happening and I keep getting these moments of anxiety every other day.
I kind of agree and disagree at the same time. Sarah is never gonna be like Lee. No one will EVER be like McQueen. No even should be compared to Lee, dammit.
VastaaPoistaAfter his death, I couldn't bare the thought of no more McQueen shows.
I also couldn't bare the thought that they might put another head designer I was literally so fucking furious. Even when they said it was Sarah Burton, I was still so mad. I was mad until recently to be honest.
Because when you think about it, Sarah was Lee's right hand and his assistant. She's doing an amazing job and I'm glad that they didn't pick anyone else for it. Sure, it doesn't feel like before when I used to wait for the show to start because I knew that I'd be amazed by Lee's work and his masterpieces. Sarah will never make me feel like that. No one will.
So I guess I agree with you because of what he said in an interview on how that if he decides to leave the brand, he'd burn down the house. And then a part of me thinks that, he chose to take his own life, and he left a suicide note. So he could've ended the whole thing. But he didn't.
But after saying that I feel bad about saying it. Because I don't know he's fucking Lee Alexander McQueen!
I'm getting all emotional right now, ugh.
xxmalak