Seán McGirr has been installed as the creative force behind Alexander McQueen for a whole 10 months. The powers that be at Kering appointed the Dublin-born designer creative director of the label in October 2023, and presented his highly-anticipated womenswear debut during the Fall 2024 season of Paris Fashion Week. Earlier this month, the accompanying campaign for McGirr’s inaugural collection dropped, with photographer Glen Luchford taking to a handful of locations across East London. The Alexander McQueen Resort 2025 collection is now here for us to deliberate over, boasting exaggerated proportions, razor-sharp tailoring and crystal finishes across a total of 31 looks. Flashes of Diego Velázquez’s portrait of Pope Innocent X is scattered throughout the lineup, across shirts and dresses. A shimmering gold number closes out McGirr’s sophomore McQueen offering.
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“Bottega Veneta meets Topshop version of Mcqueen.” [avonlea002]
“I don’t mind it. It is less beautiful but less stuffy than Burton’s work.” [Alquimista]
“It’s very random. It has a little bit of every brand, even a little bit or Burton also (which is the worst part imo). I guess everybody will hate it because…
