Alexander Mc Queen, Womens Autumn, Winter 2005, Runway Show

The Man Who Knew Too Much Alexander McQueen s 2005 Women s Autumn Winter Collection For the second time in his career, Alexander McQueen references The Birds for this collection a film that he remembers loving as a child principally because of the precise way in which the women featured choose to dress. Against a filmset backdrop flooded with red light models stride out in swing coats, pencil skirts, neat, cropped trousers and fitted chunky mohair all of which suit a modernday Hitchcock heroine down to the ground. Given the source of inspiration this may be read as McQueen s interpretation of coordinated dressing almost vintage Hermes style crocodile slingbacks are teamed with matching handbags, for example. Hair is big, bouffant and blow dried and lips are painted true red.