Designers and Fashion Houses around the world will be revealing their full Autumn-Winter 14/15 lookbooks within a matter of days! For now, we will just have to get our fix from the normally underwhelming & underdeveloped pre-collections by the industries top designers. I, as most people, would overlook these particular releases but Sarah Burton, creative director at Alexander McQueen, has decided that this year she is going to make a serious statement for the label.
Pieces from this look break some of the most important unspoken fashion laws but apparently when they are broken by Sarah Burton, it becomes a fashion breakthrough. An oversized knitted wool jumper under a tailored silk jacket? Pleated, tailored, and cropped trousers with a pair of unstructured velvet slippers? What kind of nightmare is this? Well if your looking at the same picture I am (above) then we can most likely agree that society would be a much better place if everyone would be this creative with the way they dress.
Aran Skull Knit Sweater - $1'085.00
Wool Mohair Trousers - $665.00
Velvet Skull Slipper - $765.00
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This is my absolute favorite look from the Alexander McQeen AW14-15 pre-collection. Military inspired and overly structured, its such a statement. A pop of fire truck red; a pair of healed, polished leather boots; and a striking leather biker jacket that appears to be too heavy and too thick to be worn anywhere except maybe Antartica. The oversized lapels on the jacket and the coat work as a beautiful contrast to the tailored trousers and tight fitting sweater.
Camouflage Skull Knit Sweater - $850.00
Skull Leather Biker Jacket - $5'420.00
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Spots... Big. White. Round. Spots. Thank you Sarah Burton for giving men a polka-dot piece that can be worn on a an any-day-basis. (Not just to your uncle Billy's summer pool party.) Did you just picture overweight, hairy chested men and sunburned children with popsicle stained mouths? Because that's the disturbing thought that just came to my mind. No gentlemen! This is the shirt you wear to the Victoria Secret pool party at the Fountainebleu on Miami Beach; to the evening charity gala that your boss is hosting in Cannes; or to your mums house for a Sunday Roast. Why Not?