Tragic designer's label to live on
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February 19, 2010, Friday
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ALEXANDER McQueen's namesake label will continue despite his death, the head of parent company PPR SA Francois-Henri Pinault said yesterday.
Robert Polet, chief of the Gucci Group subsidiary, said the collection McQueen was working on before his death will be shown at Paris fashion week next month.
A week after the designer's death, Pinault, CEO of PPR SA, and Polet paid homage to McQueen, whose label belongs to PPR's Gucci Group subsidiary, which comprises luxury fashion and leather brands.
Polet, who heads the Gucci Group, said he spoke with McQueen a few weeks ago when the two men decided that the label had acquired solid brand recognition that went beyond the name of the designer.
"That will be my legacy," McQueen said, according to Polet. "That's something I will always leave behind."
Pinault called McQueen a genius, a poet and a friend.
He said the Gucci Group will use its combined resources to ensure the label continues.
The designer rose to fame in the 1990s, and was known for his daring and edgy style and skillful tailoring. He is credited with helping to revive the once-moribund British fashion industry and dressed celebrities from Cameron Diaz to Lady Gaga.
"Lee is, of course, irreplaceable," said Polet, referring to McQueen's first name, dropped from his professional moniker.
Its "premature" to talk about a new design team, Polet said. He said he was uncomfortable talking about business arrangements when McQueen's family and friends are still in mourning and before the funeral.
A British coroner's inquest said the fashion designer, grieving from the death of his mother, died by asphyxiation and hanging.
Robert Polet, chief of the Gucci Group subsidiary, said the collection McQueen was working on before his death will be shown at Paris fashion week next month.
A week after the designer's death, Pinault, CEO of PPR SA, and Polet paid homage to McQueen, whose label belongs to PPR's Gucci Group subsidiary, which comprises luxury fashion and leather brands.
Polet, who heads the Gucci Group, said he spoke with McQueen a few weeks ago when the two men decided that the label had acquired solid brand recognition that went beyond the name of the designer.
"That will be my legacy," McQueen said, according to Polet. "That's something I will always leave behind."
Pinault called McQueen a genius, a poet and a friend.
He said the Gucci Group will use its combined resources to ensure the label continues.
The designer rose to fame in the 1990s, and was known for his daring and edgy style and skillful tailoring. He is credited with helping to revive the once-moribund British fashion industry and dressed celebrities from Cameron Diaz to Lady Gaga.
"Lee is, of course, irreplaceable," said Polet, referring to McQueen's first name, dropped from his professional moniker.
Its "premature" to talk about a new design team, Polet said. He said he was uncomfortable talking about business arrangements when McQueen's family and friends are still in mourning and before the funeral.
A British coroner's inquest said the fashion designer, grieving from the death of his mother, died by asphyxiation and hanging.
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