There have been royal wedding dresses, and a sequence of critically acclaimed collections. But McQueen (and its creative director, Sarah Burton) have emerged triumphant.
It’s an interesting time for McQueen – a label which, after its founder’s death, might have been expected to struggle. And this evening, as the same gilded lamps shone through the gathering darkness, a new imperial power unleashed its latest collection. Once, spectacular balls and coronation celebrations were held here, under the flattering glow of gaslight. Today, as part of the Foreign Office, it’s one of the hubs of modern British bureaucracy – but when it was built, midway through the 19th century, it was the heart of the greatest empire the world had ever known. Magnificent doesn’t even come close to describing Whitehall’s Durbar Court, a triple-height atrium drenched in rainbows of granite and exotic marble.
ANGELS AND INSECTS AT THE COURT OF MCQUEEN
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