"I've got a 600-year-old elm tree in my garden and I made up this story of a girl who lives in it and comes out of the darkness to meet a prince and become a queen," What emerged was a darkly Gothic creature with huge backcombed hair, wearing head-to-toe shrink-wrapped black leather with a skeletal branch as her crown.
Minutes later, she was a crinoline princess, wrapped in a whirl of knotted chiffon dripping with jewels from her forehead all the way down her intricately tucked bodice. Sari silks had feathered chiffon fountains bursting from beneath them, silken robes were embroidered with delicate peacocks whose beaks met at the strapless neckline and colonial velvets and ermine coats were richness personified."
Minutes later, she was a crinoline princess, wrapped in a whirl of knotted chiffon dripping with jewels from her forehead all the way down her intricately tucked bodice. Sari silks had feathered chiffon fountains bursting from beneath them, silken robes were embroidered with delicate peacocks whose beaks met at the strapless neckline and colonial velvets and ermine coats were richness personified."
This was Alexander McQueen's idea behind his autumn/winter collection. I like the fact he has a story behind his collection it makes it a bit more mystical and deeper than if there wasn't one. I like the dark Gothic element. I'd like to take elements from this for my shoot, but not as extreme. I particularly like the detailing such as the jewellery and the massive hair. These are things I'm going to have to think about in my shoot. I would definitely want big messy hair so she would look like she had just been in a fight or been running through the bushes.
