October 10: Stripes & Plaids One critique I heard all too often while I was at fashion school (and the one that really got under my skin) was that my designs were too “costumey”. Which usually meant some part of it was too literal or that the overall design was too extravagant. I understood that I was learning to design for mass markets and practicality (I use that term loosely lol), but I still always hated hearing it. Fashion and costume both want to tell a story. Alexander McQueen’s designs always told a story. Each of his runway shows had a very distinctive theme that he followed religiously and he used symbols, both literal and figurative, to build his narrative. When McQueen used the tartan in his work, it was almost always in reference to his Scottish heritage. . . Alexander McQueen’s Fall 2006 collection, Widows of Culloden. #fallforcostume #stripesandplaid https://www.instagram.com/p/BoxwxjwjYSY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1msyqgow13wst
