PRESENTATION || JULIA RYBICKA

Alexander McQueen
his story and how fashion
industry influenced him
 Who was
Alexander
McQueen
„I’m not interested in being liked”
 His
Difficult childhood
Venus has a beautiful name and is
Working
the second planet at Savile
from the Sun Row

Degree at Central Saint Martin's College of

Mercury is the smallest planetArt

story
& Design
in our
Solar System
Starting his own brand

Chief
Neptune is the designer planet
fourth-largest of Givenchy
by diameter in our Solar System
Leaving Givenchy and developing his own
company
Saturn is composed mostly of
Drug addictionhydrogen and helium
and mental health issues
 “Horn of Plenty”

Spring/Summer 1999

Most memorable Spring/Summer 2001

fashion shows
 ”I think there is beauty in
everything. What 'normal'
people would perceive as ugly,
I can usually see something of
beauty in it. People find my
things sometimes aggressive.
But I don’t see it as aggressive.
I see it as romantic, dealing
with a dark side of personality“
“Horn of Plenty”
 “I find beauty in the
grotesque, like most
artists.“

Spring/Summer 1999
 “Fashion should be a
form of escapism, and
not a form of
imprisonment.”

Spring/Summer 2001
 Fashion industry and its
unbearable pressure on
artists

How ambition and consumerism ruins

mental health

High expectations from the

fashion world

Pressure from investors

Constant need for new and

innovative designs to respond to
market’s needs
Conclusion
Thank you for
your attention