October 6, 2025 |
Release the beast. For his latest McQueen outing, Sean McGirr tapped into the McQueen woman’s animalistic side. With each collection, the designer is cleverly retooling the anarchic spirit of the house, now with modern flair. Here, he we was thinking about human desire and innate impulses, submitting to a “primal drive” as written in the show notes.
There was a feral look to his models, who came with smudged charcoal eyes and tufted hair, as if they’d been frolicking in woodlands. McGirr had been inspired by Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man, a tale that follows a police man swept up in ancient pagan rituals. The show set resembled a maypole made from atural foliage and cork. Models circled the giant structure in military jackets, some of which were chopped into micro-mini skirts or warped into twisted frocks with ruffled, handkerchief hemlines. There was a sinister sensuality present throughout. Sharp tailoring came tattered at the hem and leather dresses were slashed to expose the body from beneath. McQueen die-hards will also be delighted by the return of the bumster incorporated into cigarette trousers, shredded jeans and kinky pencil skirts.
As the collection neared its climax, McGirr decided to give into moments of sheer glamour, crafting a series of billowing parachute dresses alongside a phenomenal dress that looked as if it was caught in flames thanks to a gulf of orange and yellow embellishment that migrated into smokey black layered chiffon. McGirr’s McQueen burns bright.
Photography courtesy of McQueen.
