Visionary Designers

We have just received a new brief, which is based on researching ideas and concepts in visionary designer's work. It also includes developing and manufacturing our final garment for the end of year fashion show.  The designers  and collections I have researched into are Alexander McQueen's "Highland Rape" collection and Viktor and Rolf's Spring/Summer 2010 collection

Alexander McQueen's Highland Rape collection caused controversy within the fashion industry and in the press, as many people believed that this collection was inspired by sexual rape, which is untrue. McQueen was inspired by his Scottish roots and was motivated by the brutal rape of Scotland by England for hundreds of years, hence the title "Highland Rape".

I chose this collection because of the controversy surrounding it. 

The second designer's collection I looked at was Viktor and Rolf's Spring/Summer 2010, which consisted of dresses and ball gowns consisting tightly packed layers of tulle that were cut and sliced into, sometimes with circular holes like Swiss cheese. the inspiration behind the collection was that the world has to cut back so this was reflected in their use of cutting into the fabric.