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Today London was once again held in thrall by the magic of Alexander McQueen as the British luxury house returned to its home city, showing in the capital for the first time since February 2016. 

That season was a brief hiatus from Paris Fashion Week as Creative Director Sarah Burton was two weeks away from giving birth… Today, the pandemic has flipped traditional fashion weeks on their head and McQueen presented the Spring/Summer 2022 collection outside the boundaries of the traditional schedule to create a wildly-anticipated occasion.

This stand-alone show was a breath-takingly magical fashion moment which didn’t disappoint. 

Two intimate reveals took place on the roof of an East London car park where the catwalk and seats had been enclosed in a clear, architect designed, bubble (with the structure being entirely reusable). The views over the city, as the sun dipped and gilded the skyscrapers, were as stirring as the clothes to come…

Inspired by the elements that surrounded the show space, Burton revealed, “I am interested in immersing myself in the environment in which we live and work, in London, and in the elements as we experience them each day.” 

Her inspiration moved from water, the mud on the banks of the Thames and upwards to the “ever-changing, all-encompassing magnificence” of the sky, clouds and storm-chasers.

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How did that translate to the clothes?

Views over the capital’s roof-scapes were previously captured through photography and transformed onto taffeta.