London Fashion Week tribute to Alexander McQueen announced

By Lucy Hutchings  on Thursday 18 February 2010

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London Fashion Week will kick off tomorrow, just a week after the death of Alexander McQueen, and the first tribute to the much-loved British designer has already been announced. 

An installation will be unveiled and on-show during the biannual fashion-fest, which will consist of a display wall embedded with forty iPod touches, each holding fifty images from McQueen collections. 

A collaboration between On|Off, LFW's leading independent showcase, and Catwalking.com, the exhibit will span McQueen's entire catwalk archive, holding a total of two thousand pictures from the designer's illustrious career, including collection pics from both his eponymous line and from his stint at Givenchy.  

Lee Lapthorne, Director of On|Off commented, 'I just wanted to do something - something to show that we respect him and his inspiration to so many many of our designers...and the wall will give people an opportunity to reflect and remember.'

A number of tributes are expected to take place during the capital's Fashion Week, which runs from tomorrow until Wednesday next week. 

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Thursday 18 February 2010

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What a lovely idea. He was such an inspiration for his vision and constantly pushing the boundaries. He was a pure genius and although will be sorely missed, has made his mark in fashion history. Hairdressers looked to him for inspiration and tributes flooded in from hairdressers across the world.
Comment by ruth,hunsley on February 18 15:24

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