Alexander McQueen: 1969 - 2010

A model presents an outfit by British designer Alexander McQueen during ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2010 fashion show on October 6, 2009 in Paris. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS GUILLOT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images)
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God is in the Details
Hats and shoes were places of invention and creativity, for the designer. The hoof-like Armadillo shoe which McQueen debuted at Paris Fashion Week in October inspired many sartorialists to walk taller, teetering through the fall and into 2010.

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