Trend Alert! Graphic Jackets

Dries Van Noten | H&M | The Locals | Moschino | Alexander McQueen

Get cozy and fun with these graphic colorful jackets.

Matchy Matchy

Alexander McQueen / Damir Doma / Giambattista Valli / ASOS / Suno / Street Peeper

Who has time for print mixing? Matching separates make it easy and it's all latest rage!

Updated Animal Print

Are honeycomb and tortoise the next cheetah and snake?  We are loving these surface treatments at Alexander McQueen, and it's about time for some new animal prints.  Let us know what you think by commenting here.

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, opening at the Costume Institute May 4th, will..."celebrate the late Alexander McQueen's extraordinary contributions to fashion. From his postgraduate collection of 1992 to his final runway presentation which took place after his death in February 2010, Mr. McQueen challenged and expanded the understanding of fashion beyond utility to a conceptual expression of culture, politics, and identity. His iconic designs constitute the work of an artist whose medium of expression was fashion. " Here we've compiled some of our favorites of McQueen's looks and prints. Inspiration for his collection have ranged from bullfights for Spring 02, to Leigh Bowery for Fall 09 to Atlantis for Spring 09. The shows were almost always imaginative spectacles channeling past and future. Although he died an untimely and tragic death, Lee McQueen lives on as one of the greatest fashion icons of our time.

TREND | Dream Weaver

Alexander McQueen | Gucci | Sally England

Clever adaptations to the traditional art of weaving modernize this age-old craft. From glow-in-the-dark macrame to basket weave stiletto boots, these woven wonders gain fresh appeal.

Exhibition: Alexander McQueen at the Costume Institute

From HuffingtonPost.com:

Over 100 pieces by the late Alexander McQueen will be featured in the Costume Institute's next exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, WWD reports.

"Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" will chronicle the designer's work over his 20-year career. Curator Andrew Bolton told the fashion newspaper, "McQueen had such a singular voice and he was a remarkable technician....He really was one of the most provocative voices of the past 30 years in fashion. His catwalk presentations were outstanding and straddle art and fashion. We want to get across two elements -- the spectacle of the runway presentations and the beauty of his craftsmanship."

WWD adds that the exhibit will be organized by themes, such as, "The Savage Mind," "Romantic Gothic," "Romantic Nationalism," "Romantic Exoticism," "Romantic Primitivism" and "Cabinet of Curiosities." It will launch with the Costume Institute Gala on May 2 with co-chairs Anna Wintour, Stella McCartney and Colin Firth and honorary chairs Francois-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek putting together the fete. The exhibit will be open to the public from May 4 to July 31.

Retail | Lace

Style.com's front page features a new trend story about lace in the world of high fashion. We thought we'd show you some affordable and then downright cheap lacies that you can add to your wardrobe right now. Get sexy, ladies!

The affordable:
1. Alexander McQueen tee, $240 at Brown's Fashion
2. Karl Lagerfeld tee, $190 at Frockaholics
3. Marc by Marc Jacobs dress, $220 at Liberty
4. Gladys Leggings by Lindsey Lohan, $88 at FarFetch
5. Lace sole shoes by Cesar Pacciote, for Spring 11 (not yet available.)
6. Dolce & Gabbana, Get Scintimate Lace makeup, $59

The dirt cheap:
7. American Apparel top, $38 (they have an entire lace section online)
8. Urban Outfitters top, $28
9. Urban Outfitters leotard, $28
10. TopShop Clutch, 38 pounds
11. TopShop Shorts, 65 pounds

McQueen's final collection

Alexander McQueen's last collection was about 80% done when he died his tragic death. His right hand woman and staff finished it, staying as true to his vision as possible. The collection takes its inspiration from Medieval religious iconography. The drapes, folds and lines are exquisite, sophisticated and ride a razor edge line between extravagant and restrained, spiritual and sexy, dark and ethereal. He will be missed, and I hope someone amazing is writing his biography right now.

Long Live McQueen

Prints from McQueen's last show SP 2010

Each season, we're always blown away by Alexander McQueen's prints. Innovative, futuristic and unexpected, his collections marry fashion and print design in a fresh and inspirational manner. We're sad to hear of his recent death and hope his fashion house will continue his legacy. RIP McQueen!

Spring 10: Tripping Out

Alexander McQueen

Basso and Brooke, Mary Katrantzou, Basso and Brooke, Nicole Miller. Background: Pattern People
Woah! Did somebody spike the water supply in London? Some of our favorite print designers are on a serious acid trip. Of course, McQueen's show was an insane event of epic proportions. Basso and Brooke and Mary Katrantzou had similar print stories to one another, with swirls and space ship lights whizzing around. At some points, as above, the prints could have come from the same designer. Nicole Miller must have caught the transmission in New York as she adorned her dresses with cosmological placement prints.