Alexander McQueen McQ

City Gate Menswear are official stockists of the Alexander Mcqueen McQ designer clothing line. Buy Alexander Mcqueen from City Gate Designer Menswear. The late Alexander Mcqueen gained iconic international status for his design work that earned him a CBE and four British Designer of the year awards.

This luxury designer clothing collection is available to purchase online and at our mens designer clothes store in Chester. Many celebrities and fashion enthusiasts around the world wear Alexander Mcqueen clothing.

At City Gate Designer Menswear in Chester we sell Alexander Mcqueen Clothing and Alexander Mcqueen Accessories, including Alexander Mcqueen Shirts, Alexander Mcqueen Jeans, Alexander Mcqueen Jackets, Alexander Mcqueen T-Shrts, Alexander Mcqueen Polos, Alexander Mcqueen Suits.

Lee Alexander McQueen CBE 17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010. He was the youngest of six children and left school at the age of 16. He was offered an apprenticeship at the traditional Saville Row tailors Anderson and Shephard and then at neighbouring Gieves and Hawkes, both masters in the technical construction of clothing. From there he moved to the theatrical costumiers Angels and Bermans where he mastered 6 methods of pattern cutting from the melodramatic 16th Century to the razor sharp tailoring which has become a McQueen signature. Aged 20 he was employed by the designer Koji Tatsuno, who also had his roots in British tailoring. A year later McQueen travelled to Milan where he was employed as Romeo Gigli’s design assistant. On his return to London, he completed a Masters degree in Fashion Design at Central Saint Martin’s. He showed his MA collection in 1992, which was famously bought in its entirety by Isabella Blow.

In less than 10 years McQueen became one of the most respected fashion designers in the world. McQueen worked as the head designer at Givenchy for five years before founding the Alexander McQueen and McQ labels. McQueen's dramatic designs, worn by celebrities including Björk, Lady Gaga and Rihanna, met with critical acclaim and earned him the British Designer of the Year award four times. In December 2000, 51% of Alexander McQueen was acquired by the Gucci Group, where he remained Creative Director. On 11th February 2010 Alexander sadly passed away, aged 40.

Accomplishments - Some of McQueen's accomplishments included being one of the youngest designers to achieve the title "British Designer of the Year", which he won four times between 1996 and 2003; he was also awarded the CBE and named International Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers in 2003. December 2000 saw a new partnership for McQueen, with the Gucci Group acquiring 51% of his company and McQueen serving as Creative Director. Plans for expansion included the opening of stores in London, Milan and New York, and the launch of his perfumes Kingdom and, most recently, My Queen. In 2005, McQueen collaborated with Puma to create a special line of trainers for the shoe brand. In 2006 he launched McQ, a younger, more renegade lower priced line for men and women. McQueen became the first designer to participate in MAC's promotion of cosmetic releases created by fashion designers. The collection, McQueen, was released on 11 October 2007 and reflected the looks used on the Autumn/Winter McQueen catwalk. The inspiration for the collection was the Elizabeth Taylor movie Cleopatra, and thus the models sported intense blue, green, and teal eyes with strong black liner extended Egyptian-style. McQueen handpicked the makeup.

Company - By the end of 2007, Alexander McQueen had boutiques in London, New York, Los Angeles, Milan and Las Vegas. Celebrity patrons, including Nicole Kidman, Penélope Cruz, Sarah Jessica Parker and Rihanna, have frequently been spotted wearing Alexander McQueen clothing to events. Björk and Lady Gaga have often incorporated Alexander McQueen pieces in their music videos.