Alexander McQueen Fall/Winter 2025 / FW25 at Paris Fashion Week

“‘Know thyself’ was written over the portal of the antique world. Over the portal of the new world, ‘Be thyself’ shall be written.” – Oscar Wilde, 1891. “To me, dandyism is the ultimate act of adornment; deeply personal, playful and transgressive. It raises questions of character and identity, idealism and gender. I wanted to explore the enduring relevance of the dandy’s radical spirit in our modern world.” – Seán McGirr, Creative Director

Notion and description Alexander McQueen FW25 / Fall/Winter 2025:

London, by night. Dandyism — unravelled and rewritten. Artists, writers and aesthetes, decorated for distinction. Oscar Wilde, Vesta Tilley, Romaine Brooks. The neo-dandy — visceral and tactile pleasures, borrowing from the codes of the Victorian Gothic. Fluid silks and textured lace with intricately traced florals; layered and raw edged, brushing against skin. Intimate opulence and adornment. The tension between spectacle and concealment. Gold bullion embroidered cloaks and crystalline masks, glimmering in the dark. Black sculpted hats by Philip Treacy, angular and obscuring. A proud silhouette. Lean, sharp suiting subverting British tailoring traditions. Tall book-pleated collars and pinched Victorian shoulders. Enveloping shearling and elongated boots. Irreverent artistry. Technical performance fabrics clashed with opulent heirloom jewels. Tailcoat parkas with mirrored facets, reflecting the electricity of London. Darkly decadent jacquards, suiting and wool cashmere unfolding into hallucinatory colour. Swirling plumes of fuchsia, iced lilac and green. Deep plum nylon against rippling silk georgette.

FABRICS for the collection have Wool tailoring — double-faced wool cashmere in black. Cavalry twill wool in black. Wool gabardine in black, woven in British mills. Silk — washed silk satin organza in black and gesso. Silk georgette in black, fuchsia, iced green, lilac, plum and poppy red. Silk organza woven with natural shearling. Lace — fine serpentine rose lace in black and crimson. Chantilly floral lace in black, ivory, crimson and iced lilac. Flower applique, glass bead and sequin embroidered lace tights in black and crimson. Leather and shearling — black leather, antiqued brown leather, tufted shearling in black, fuchsia, ivory and natural. Nylon — tri-layer waterproof nylon in navy and plum. Jacquard — sunflowers woven in metallic black and deep green, and silver and gold.

Alexander McQueen FW25 / Fall/Winter 2025 create embroidery technique for the collection with naturalistic motifs woven through a crystal ribcage comprised of glass stones, bullion and metal mesh. Studded sunflower embroidery featuring metal and faceted beads and crystal, and jet sunflower embroidery featuring glass beads, faceted beads and sequins. Goldwork comprised of bullion and metal sequins, inspired by archival McQueen bullion.

ACCESSORIES of Alexander McQueen FW25 / Fall/Winter 2025 have Hats – Philip Treacy for McQueen. Masks – Matthew Empringham and Frederic Coomes for McQueen. For the bag presents The Farringdon – supple leather with McQueen harness detail in black leather, oxblood leather and oxblood suede. The T-Bar Sling bag — sculptural cross-body with polished T-Bar buckle. The Drop bag — spherical with a hardened exterior; metal with crystal mirror embroidery and pearlescent finish. For jewellery, McQueen presents Victorian naturalism and Oscar Wilde-inspired motifs — crystal-encrusted sunflowers and sharp faceted jewellery. For shoes, The Corvax boots, mules and Oxfords — elongated laced and buckled shoes, sharpened to a fine point. Black, crimson, ivory, silver, patent black and patent fuchsia leather, and black, crimson and fuchsia lace.

Alexander McQueen FW25 / Fall/Winter 2025 at Paris Fashion Week

Alexander McQueen FW25 / Fall/Winter 2025 at Paris Fashion Week by the brand / Spotlight. Credit to: Styling Sarah Richardson, Casting Julia Lange, Hair Gary Gill, Make up Daniel Sallstrom, Nails Ama Quashie, Concept and Production Design Tom Scutt, Music Cyrus Goberville, Movement Pat Boguslawski.