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Alexander Mcqueen

Alexander Mcqueen

Redefining Beauty Beyond the Borderline

by Michael O'Neill
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/10/2015

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Magnificently illustrated with some of McQueen's most riveting designs, this book illuminates the struggles of a man who dared to defy accepted fashion norms and give the world a new sense of grandeur

From conflicted gay teenager and aggressive and remote young man, through to his lonely suicide, this book charts Alexander McQueen's ascent to couturier par excellence, highlighting his spectacular shows and showing how his confrontational, streetwise manner was simply a shield that protected and masked a very shy, sensitive, and insecure man who hailed from the wrong side of the high fashion tracks. McQueen's talent is now globally acknowledged to have been unmatched in contemporary haute couture, and this book distills from the lavish sweep of his colors, designs, fabrics, and forward-driving concepts the essence of a man on a quest for beauty and his own contentment. In casting the spotlight on the stark contrast between catwalk glamour and his upbringing and personal demons, the book shows how his talent both nourished and destroyed him. It takes us from the vicious glare of the walkway where he was feted by the wealthy and famous as an innovative artist to behind the glamour. There, defiance delineated a life that was hurled into inescapable depression by the deaths, first of his great friend and supporter Isabella Blow and then by his mother.

ISBN:
9780993181238
9780993181238
Category:
Biography: arts & entertainment
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
15-10-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Sona Books
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
266.7x266.7x19.05mm
Weight:
1.22kg
Michael O'Neill

Michael A. O'Neill is a writer, translator, actor and musician who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and appeared on the West End Stage and in a number of films.

He has also written scripts for television documentaries which he also produced and narrated including the best selling series Hitlers War; these have been shown worldwide on a variety of TV broadcasters such as Discovery Channel and the History Channel. Michael has also written many best selling rock music books including biographies of Queen, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and The Beatles and has also written a number of history books including The War Letters of German and Austrian Jews and Dying for The Kaiser which have been translated from German into English for the first time in 100 years.

He also writes on sport and has written the best selling Backpass Through History series of books on Liverpool FC, Manchester City FC, Manchester United FC Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC. Michael is currently writing a biography of the Bee Gees.

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