THE NEO-VICTORIAN CHIC BY ALEXANDER McQUEEN

The modern spin on the Victorian aesthetic is something that has become a common design trace when we talk about the design of Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. The light dramatic touch combined with the ultra-rich but still, wearable ensembles could be summed up like the creative strive for the current McQueen style. That concept of the neo-romantic, neo-vintage and easy mellow edginess is something that has become a trademark of Sarah Burton´s signature. If you add to that the flora and fauna motifs that have also become a standard in her design visionary we have got the perfect collection that speaks a story with the fashion depth in an unpretentious way.

That heterogenic but yet so the mono-polished vibe was on the sight in the latest Resort 2019 collection. The first look made of a rock-chic version of the motor-bike jacket which rebellious art was toned down with the wide ruffle around the waist. Seems that ruffles will be the big thing in this collection. The last two outfits of this collection have corresponded perfectly to that. The long gowns with the micro-ruffles textures allured the high-glamorous effect that could be matched up for the impeccable red carpet look.

But in the middle of the edginess of the motor-bike piece and the tons of ruffles, there were captured the strong silhouetted dresses with the corset on the top just to bold up the structured and the sleek touch of it. Although underneath there was the cascade of the fabrics waves, the whole picture was very assertive and suspended. Seems like Sarah Burton adores clean and defined modes and forms so she builds her aesthetics on the terms of the good architect precise cut. But yet all look so romantic and feminine pure with the spirit of some old times captured and brought in the modern kind of way.

For example the cute mini-dresses. They looked like the young sisters of the already mentioned structured story. The star of the collection is probably the deconstructed dress-meets-Le Smoking ensemble. The ruffly corset and the sleek trousers look like the modern look of the Victorian heroine. The concept of the traditional and archaic beauty has toned totally in the witty and edgy style brought with the statement opulent jewelry that will be IT thing again after the fine and tiny ones that have been on the trend lately.

This collection has shown the ultimate design strive by Sarah Burton. She has definitely envolved her style mark and her recognizable design. The romantic approach with the cool and contemporary twist is something she likes. She also likes the story-telling textures, so she always serves them on the fabrics that give another deep and heterogenic face to her design. Everything is so stunning, archaic yet modern, mainstream yet original. And we simply love it!

What do you think about this collection? Do you like the structured forms and the modern Victorian spin of it?

Thank you for the attention!

Georgia! xo

Photo: Courtesy of Vogue.com