Alexander McQueen: Unseen

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Alexander McQueen has grasped the public's imagination like few other fashion designers before him. In this book, a striking tribute to Alexander McQueen's stunning collections, Robert Fairer - US Vogue's exclusive backstage photographer for over a decade - opens up his archive for the first time. Tracing McQueen's entire career from the 1990s to his final collection, 'Plato's Atlantis', Alexander McQueen: Unseen celebrates the singular beauty of the designer's creations and the intense behind-the-scenes work of McQueen's trusted collaborators. Fairer's high-energy photographs capture the glamour, grit and spirit that made McQueen's flamboyant shows so special, and offer a unique insight into the work of one of the world's most captivating fashion designers.

Robert Fairer was American Vogue's exclusive backstage photographer for over a decade, working with such outstanding figures as Andre Leon Talley, Hamish Bowles and Sarah Mower, and editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Claire Wilcox, Senior Curator of Fashion, Victoria and Albert Museum and Professor in Fashion Curation, London College of Fashion. She curated the record-breaking 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty' exhibition in 2015. Sally Singer is US Vogue's Creative Digital Director.

'Fairer's vibrant, behind-the-scenes snaps [give] a fresh perspective on the work of one of fashion's most celebrated talents' - Vogue UK 'Intimate meditation' - Vanity Fair 'An immense and intense monograph of unparalleled beauty' - iD 'A unique insight into the strange, brilliant world of Alexander McQueen' - Daily Telegraph 'Everything from robots to snow machines to rain on the catwalk, [Robert Fairer] gathers those moments, along with all the madness backstage' - W magazine 'Provides a glimpse of a true original at work' - Harrods Magazine 'Provides a privileged view into one of the most original, forward-thinking and prolific designers in the history of fashion' - Fad Magazine