Established in 1996 by the late Lee Alexander McQueen and now under the directorship of trusted right-hand-turned-heir, Sarah Burton, the British design house has spawned an army of high fashion devotees drawn by a love of the impeccable tailoring and a dark romanticism that places the brand at the forefront of theatrical, avant-garde fashion. At the centre of the brand’s mythology, McQueen’s unmissable skull iconography is a password to a cultural movement felt across the world. McQueen’s legacy as a hero of London’s progressive East End fashion movement is felt in every emotionally provocative runway.
