the Mcqueen lost collection

Alexander McQueen is a british fashion designer, after graduating from central saint martins in 1992, he premiered his debut collection for autumn/winter, titled taxi driver in 1993. inspired by the martin scorsese film, the style was characterized by raw, emotional designs that challenged the fashion industry. this debut was an insight to the theatrical and scandalous work that would later define Mcqueen’s career.

riding a high after his first show, McQueen and his crew went out on the town in london to celebrate the success. since he was just starting off, he was not able to afford to leave the line at the venue, or coat check them at the club, so he packed the collection into black bags and brought them to the nightclub. he hid them behind bins behind the building, only to painfully find in the morning that they have been stolen or taken to the landfill.

he later tried to recreate this collection but it was not the same as the original. though throughout his design career there are echos of their shapes and silhouettes in later collections.