{"id":102243,"date":"2021-10-13T16:29:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T15:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=102243"},"modified":"2021-10-15T17:31:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T16:31:00","slug":"circling-home-alexander-mcqueen-ss22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=102243","title":{"rendered":"Circling Home; Alexander McQueen SS22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Climbing the floors to the roof of a concrete car park in East London, each floor anticipation growing; the 8th floor solidly filled with dusty black London cabs, a few more climbs; the building of excitement until at the top, greeted by a huge clear re-useable dome, complete with 360-degree views of the expansive city as it turns from day to dusk, the perfect backdrop. Atop this prize inside the dome, a soundscape accompanies, complete with howling winds crashing rain, yet the sky is clear of rain with only soft dark grey clouds bobbing sparsely. The seats of light wood encircle the space. We have arrived, in many ways, we have never left because this is East London; the spiritual home of the reason for being here, The House of Alexander McQueen presenting the SS22 collection. He was, after all, born in this part of the great metropolis, and his father was a cab driver, not we think that is the reason why there was a floor full of cabs, but another reminder of the gravitas of the moment; of this return home. Read more in Circling Home; Alexander McQueen SS22.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This most British of designer brands has its roots so much in this area and the return to it for those invited, felt reverent, magical, bringing the brand up to present-day whilst echoing its history. For the first time in five whole years, that the brand has shown back at ‘home’ presenting SS22 named London Skies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n