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008    150409s2015    nyuac    b    001 0beng   
010      2015012025 
020    9781476776736|q(hardback) 
020    1476776733|q(hardback) 
020    9781476776743|q(paperback) 
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020    |z9781476776767|q(ebook) 
035    (OCoLC)897575724 
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100 1  Wilson, Andrew,|d1967- 
245 10 Alexander McQueen :|bblood beneath the skin /|cAndrew 
       Wilson. 
246 3  Alexander McQueen 
246 30 Blood beneath the skin 
250    First Scribner hardcover edition. 
264  1 New York :|bScribner,|c2015. 
300    vii, 367 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates :
       |billustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-353) and 
       index. 
520    "The first definitive biography of the iconic, notoriously
       private British fashion designer Alexander McQueen 
       explores the connections between his dark work and even 
       darker life. When forty-year-old Alexander McQueen 
       committed suicide in February 2010, a shocked world 
       mourned the loss. McQueen had risen from humble beginnings
       as the son of an East London taxi driver to scale the 
       heights of fame, fortune, and glamour. He designed clothes
       for the world's most beautiful women and royalty, most 
       famously the Duchess of Cambridge, who wore a McQueen 
       dress on her wedding day. He created a multimillion-dollar
       luxury brand that became a favorite with celebrities 
       including Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. But behind the 
       confident facade and bad-boy image, lay a sensitive soul 
       who struggled to survive in the ruthless world of fashion.
       As the pressures of work intensified, McQueen became 
       increasingly dependent on the drugs that contributed to 
       his tragic end. Meanwhile, in his private life, his 
       failure to find lasting love in a string of boyfriends 
       only added to his despair. And then there were the dark 
       secrets that haunted his sleep... A modern-day fairy tale 
       infused with the darkness of a Greek tragedy, Alexander 
       McQueen tells the complete sensational story, and includes
       never-before-seen photos. Those closest to the designer--
       his family, friends, and lovers--have spoken for the first
       time about the man they knew, a fragmented individual, a 
       lost boy who battled to gain entry into a world that 
       ultimately destroyed him. "There's blood beneath every 
       layer of skin," McQueen once said. Andrew Wilson's 
       biography, filled with groundbreaking material, dispels 
       myths, corrects inaccuracies, and offers new insights into
       McQueen's private life and the source of his creative 
       genius"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 McQueen, Alexander,|d1969-2010. 
600 17 McQueen, Alexander,|d1969-2010.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01915307 
650  0 Fashion designers|zGreat Britain|vBiography. 
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