Alexander McQueen SS23

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 way back in March 2020, pessimistic fashion writers have denounced the end of the suit. Perhaps more accurately, the suit has not gone anywhere, it has simply evolved and maybe even matured into a luxury item that you choose to wear and is an essential for events. McQueen seem to not understand this, but master it season after season with a careful balance between rigorous and nuanced tailoring with the whimsical.

Heavily invested in black, the spring collection for the McQueen man’s wardrobe is also scattered with dusty pinks and blues. The tailored pieces are worth every penny - often giving the appearance of being cut so meticulously that the job had been performed with a surgeons scalpel. The ever present holster elevated a number of pieces, alongside new quirky touches such as metal eyelets and artful slashes and cut-outs. The harnesses were all detachable, meaning you can elect to be as upstanding or as debauched as you wish.

This is a collection that belongs in and makes the wearer wish that they belonged to the night. Whilst so other brands seem to have been stuck in something of an evening wear tailoring rut, Sarah Burton’s vision for McQueen is that each season, we revel in these pieces. How could one not when you see the exquisite details of the crystals and sequins that are embroidered as comets across jacket lapels and across the legs of trousers.

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