#aimee mullins

[disabled-models]

Aimee Mullins, an amputee born with fibular hemimelia, by Nick Knight for the Alexander McQueen guest-edited issue of Dazed & Confused

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“you know, the fact is, nobody knew that they were prosthetic legs. They were the star of the show - these wooden boots peeking out from under this raffia dress - but in fact, they were actually legs made for me."

Aimee Mullins for Alexander McQueen S/S 1999

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Alexander McQueen s/s 1999 custom handcarved prosthetics for Paralympic athlete and double amputee Aimee Mullins

Aimee Mullins opened McQueen’s 13th show, titled No. 13

McQueen entrusted the commission to Bob Watts of prosthetic and orthotic centre Dorset Orthopaedic. Watts was asked to create a pair of solid one-block wooden legs, inspired by a Louis XIV-style table and by woodcarvers of the period such as Grinling Gibbons.

The sockets which Mullins’ residual limbs fitted into were carved from the inside making McQueen’s commission Watts’s biggest challenge to date. Watts’s skill in crafting comfortable sockets enabled Mullins to wear the prostheses without any additional straps. He chose to use ash wood because of its strength and because it could be intricately carved. Watts hand carved the block and sole to Mullins’s exact measurements. The soles of the prostheses were based on the design of a clog: the bottom of the toe was curved up to enable Mullins to walk smoothly.

The earliest known example of a prosthetic body part is a wooden toe found on an Egyptian mummy dating back to 710 B.C.

Victoria and Albert Museum

https://www.vam.ac.uk/museumofsavagebeauty/mcq/prosthetic-legs/

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Carved Wood Prosthetic Grapevine Legs Worn By Aimee Mullins for Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer (1999)

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Photos from ‘Fashion-able?’ issue of Dazed & Confused magazine, quest edited by Alexander McQueen, September 1998

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Alexander McQueen

“And you know, the fact is, nobody knew that they were prosthetic legs. They were the star of the show - these wooden boots peeking out from under this raffia dress - but in fact, they were actually legs made for me.”

Aimee Mullins, on her look in the Alexander McQueen S/S 1999 show.

[mental-mona]

I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can't possibly speak for a diverse group of people.

- Aimee Mullins

[reunion-rex]

Since the Duffers had Brenner implausibly survive the Demogorgon attack and even gave emotional closure to his and El's relationship, I feel the least they can do is have Terry recover and be able to see her daughter safe and happy. Unfortunately I feel like this is unlikely, I feel they would think a Terry/El reunion would encroach on the Joyce/El relationship, even though they spent no time whatsoever developing their dynamic in the last two seasons. But Terry was such an important part of El's story, I feel both El and the audience deserve closure there.