Sarah Burton is stepping down from Alexander McQueen, having led the label to spectacular heights since her mentor Lee Alexander McQueen died in 2010.
Alexander McQueen, fall 2013 ready-to-wearPhoto: Kim Weston Arnold / Indigital.tv
It’s the factor that means that—despite all of Sarah’s achievements and accolades—she is still one of the most anti-famous of famous designers. Should she fancy a second career, her honorable ability to keep a confidence might qualify her as a member of His Majesty’s Secret Service. In 2011, she persisted in saying a convincing point-blank “no” to every journalist who asked if she was making’s wedding dress.
That important role, of course, is quite aside from the spectacular and emotional collections Sarah began showing when she became creative director in 2010. In the traumatic aftermath of Alexander McQueen’s suicide—she had been at his right hand since she joined him directly from Central Saint Martins in 1997—this was a courageous thing to take on.
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