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Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen to design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress? – Telegraph
Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen to design Kate Middleton’s wedding dress? – Telegraph. Has Sarah Burton won the biggest prize in fashion? If so, this is a bold and brilliant choice by Kate Middleton, and a massive coup for the House of McQueen. Kate Middleton is said to have loved the McQueen dress worn by Sara Buys at her wedding to Tom Parker Bowles. read all about it at The Daily Telegraph.
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All hail the maxi – the dress for all seasons!
In December The Sun Newspaper reported that sales of floor length gowns had doubled this year. Selfridges had reported amazing sales of maxi’s, citing a Project D blue silk dress designed by Dannii Minogue that had been a complete sell out, whilst budget chain Peacocks reported that their best seller had been a £32 off the shoulder dress. The Sun put the success of the maxi dress down to the X Factor, believing that the looks sported by Cheryl, Danni and other contestants on the show had help raise the popularity of full length dresses. But we are now a full month away from the X Factor, with maxi dresses…
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Why fashion won’t forget Alexander McQueen.
In the midst of the glamour and hustle of London Fashion week, the fashion community turned out to remember one of their own. Yesterday, a service of remembrance was held to celebrate and remember the life of Lee ‘Alexander’ McQueen, who took his own life earlier this year. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Daphne Guinness and Anna Wintour were amongst those attending the memorial service to the tragic maverick genius, whose designs elicited a stream of strong emotions amongst fashion critics. Some loved them, even uncompromising collections like ‘Highland Rape’, with its mixture of rough Scottish tartan and lace creations. Isabella Blow, the eccentric, and ultimately tragic fashionista,…
