Weighing in on Alexander McQueen

Exerpt from McQueen's Fall 2009 Men's Line

I’m not a fashion expert, but because of my sister I keep up a bit. I was very sorry to hear about Alexander McQueen’s Passing. I can’t afford to dress as well as I’d like to, but McQueen created high fashion clothes that still came off as masculine and that is something I try to achieve in my own look.

Some designers put out a men’s line as a complement to their women’s line; as an afterthought.  Some don’t even bother.  I don’t want to dress up as a male parody of a female original.  I want a unique point of view interpreted especially for men.  Just look at McQueen’s 2009 Fall line, “the McQueensbury Rules”, and you’ll see what I mean.  I don’t think everything is wearable, but it is all beautiful and masculine.  The coats are especially amazing.

Are you still looking at the purples and the tight pants and questioning the masculinity?  You might be focusing too much on the codpieces.  Forget about the codpieces and the boxing gloves for a second and imagine striding into a meeting dressed like you walked off the set of Scorcese’s Gangs of New York.  Trust me, jaws would quiver in fear.

While I’m on the subject of intimidating men’s fashion.  You could also rock some John Fluevog Executors, and ”execute your will”.

I brought all this up only because I think Gucci is the perfect company to take over based on quality and reputation, though it still won’t be the same.

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