Blood Beneath the Skin
Paperback
Publication Date: 13/09/2016
The first, definitive biography of the iconic, notoriously private British fashion designer Alexander McQueen "offers new insights...and provides unprecedented access to a misunderstood soul" (The Boston Globe). 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 created a multimillion-dollar luxury brand that became a favorite with celebrities, including Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. He designed clothes for the world's most beautiful women and royalty, most famously the Duchess of Cambridge, who wore a McQueen dress on her wedding day. 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, his failure to find lasting love in a string of boyfriends only added to his despair. And then there were the secrets that haunted his sleep... A modern-day fairy tale infused with the darkness of a Greek tragedy, Alexander McQueen provides "a thorough and emotionally compelling exploration...of a complex and enigmatic artist" (Publishers Weekly). Andrew Wilson's "magnificent" (The Independent, UK) and "compelling and heavily researched bio" (Entertainment Weekly), featuring never-before-seen photographs and rare interviews, dispels myths, corrects inaccuracies, and shares new insights into McQueen's private life and the source of his creative genius.
- ISBN:
- 9781476776743
- 9781476776743
- Category:
- Handicrafts
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 13-09-2016
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Scribner
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 212.72x139.7x25.4mm
- Weight:
- 0.41kg
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