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The McQueen Years Flashback…

  I just discovered this beautiful Alexander McQueen backstage video on Dazed and Confused and I couldn’t help but sharing it with you immediately..!   As some of you may know, when I was living in London I had the amazing opportunity to work at the Alexander McQueen studio and then a few seasons later …

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With Grace…

Grace Coddington, former model and current creative director of Vogue Us. As most of you may know, although she has been working as Anna Wintour’s right hand for the past 23 years , it was only after she appeared in the fashion documentary and movie “The September Issue” that Grace was brought to fame. Not …

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The McQueen years… (part three)

Where: Paris – When: 6th October 2009 – What: Backstage at the Alexander McQueen show   Last but not least of my adventures at la casa de McQueen… After a week working day and night for the sake of fashion with just a few distractions to keep us away from our duties (…castings, interviews, and …

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The McQueen years… (part two)

So I told you that I was going to put more pictures of my adventures at Alexander McQueen… I think now is the perfect time. Like I said in my earlier post,  I didn’t know back then how lucky I was to have had the opportunity to work for him… Especially as this show, the …

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The McQueen years… (part one)

Where: Paris When: February 2007 What: Backstage at the Alexander McQueen fashion show   I didn’t know back then how lucky I was to be working with one of the most influential fashion contributors of the century. Well… I guess the long hours working for peanuts altered my vision.   But now I realize how …

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