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...The final look, of corseted latex, was worn by actor Gwendoline Christie....
...Owners of the car have included Steve McQueen, Bill Gates, Tom Cruise, Rihanna, Jerry Seinfeld and LeBron James: an eclectic bunch....
...“It’s definitely commercial for us,” says Jess Christie, chief brand and content officer of MatchesFashion.com. “Our main aim is customer acquisition.”...
...Ecoalf recycled polyester skirt, £275 Alexander McQueen recycled polyester coat, £3,990. Ariat leather and recycled rubber boots (just seen), £230. Hermès vintage silk scarf, £198, resee.com....
...Gain: headlong action brio and a cast of overnight Hollywood stars-to-be (McQueen, Bronson et al). Loss: length, character complexity and the loving build-up of an epic momentum....
...urban sprawl: crowded Victorian terraces give way to gracious suburban villas and the sort of art deco apartment buildings that one can imagine in television adaptations of Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie...
...And the Tank owned by Jackie Kennedy Onassis was bought at Christie’s two years ago for more than £290,000 – by Kim Kardashian....
...The death of Alexander McQueen also caused a morbid spike in interest — and in prices — for his pieces....
...“His work is unique and captivating, mixing elegance with sarcasm,” says Yarur, whose collection includes a portrait of Alexander McQueen....
...“It’s like working with driftwood,” says the artist, who recently completed a residency at the Sarabande Foundation established by the late Alexander McQueen....
...Deacon also dresses his partner, the actress Gwendoline Christie, in custom couture....
...Alexander McQueen also has a soft ruffled knit dress with tiered skirt and a V-shaped neckline (£4,195, alexandermcqueen.com). Want an edgier look?...
...Alexander McQueen For a long time after the premature death of its founder, in 2010, Alexander McQueen was frozen in the image of Lee McQueen....
...Christie’s Beyond Boundaries sale on November 13 in Geneva will present 110 Art Nouveau and Art Deco pieces of jewellery. All have come from a collection gathered by one European couple....
...Deputy editor Emily Sheffield and fashion director Lucinda Chambers were two high-profile departures; among new hires are film director Steve McQueen, super-stylist Venetia Scott and model Naomi Campbell...
...Christie’s has put a total value of £500,000 on items in the sale, which it expects to generate international interest....
...Prices are quite high; an Alexander McQueen piece from the Rug Company can cost more than £2,600 per sq metre....
...Alexander McQueen shows in London but exists in its own world, away from the swirling catwalk trends....
...With such loyalty, it should come as no surprise that the Pinaults chose her for Christie’s....
...Jeremy Langmead is the chief content officer of Christie’s auction house...
...Combine Julie Christie’s tousled blowout in the film Shampoo (1975) with Edward Scissorhands’ bird’s nest coiffure and you have the choppy, messed-up bob of the summer....
...I wore it on the night of the Isabella Blow Foundation auction fundraiser at Christie’s in 2012. It seemed fitting....
...Pat Frost, a Christie’s fashion specialist, says: “We’re aiming at established collectors for popular culture sales”....
...Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Christie’s London, July 2 Christie’s London day sale features numerous European schools from the early 16th to the late 19th centuries....
...The auction of the Daphne Guinness Collection at Christie’s South Kensington showroom earlier this year raised almost half a million pounds – more than four times its pre-sale estimate....
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