Alexander McQueen was a revolutionary of the visual language of fashion. The author of the book, Michael O'Neill, lifts the veil over the little-known stages of the creator's life, showing how a young man from a modest London family turned into a cult figure in the fashion world, whose career was full of drama, scandals, ups and downs. Rare archival photographs, sketches and behind-the-scenes footage reveal the path of the master, for whom fashion has become a form of confession and art on the edge. This is a book about passion, loneliness, inspiration and freedom — about how one person managed to turn shock into beauty and leave a mark on the fashionable pantheon that time will not erase. Large format, coated paper, rare illustrations, archival documents, stylish cover, gift edition. A fascinating chronicle of the life of Alexander McQueen, previously unknown pages of the biography of a fashion rebel. You'll find out:- as an apprentice at the Anderson&Sheppard atelier, where they sewed costumes for His Royal Highness Prince Charles, he became a rebellious couturier who forever changed the very nature of fashion.;- why have the shows of this brilliant enfant terrible become the most anticipated theatrical events in the fashion world and the most radical form of self-expression;- how McQueen managed to combine the impeccable classical school of cutting with a revolutionary aesthetic.