The first full-length trailer for the Alexander McQueen film will give you goosebumps

This will be the fashion film of the year
Chloe Street2 May 2018

“My shows are about Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll. It’s for the excitement and the goosebumps. I want heart attacks. I want ambulances.”

The first full length trailer for the much-anticipated McQueen documentary just arrived and it’s confirmed what we suspected all along; this is going to be the fashion film of the year.

A self-described ‘unremarkable’ working-class boy from East London, McQueen harnessed his demons and went on to become one of the most inspiring and impactful fashion designers of the century.

He was a punk rebel, celebrated for overturning the silver-spoon world of Paris haute couture and ushering in the heady, revolutionary era of ‘Cool Britannia,’ as well as provoking and subverting the fashion industry in ways that often caused controversy and scandal.

Alexander McQueen in the studio
Ann Ray

Portraying his life from his debut collection through to the tragedy of his premature death, McQueen uses never-before-seen home movies, audio tapes and behind-the-scenes footage stitched together with personal interviews from close family, friends and collaborators, to give unparalleled insight into the designer’s way of working and thinking.

The film also depicts footage from some of his famously dramatic fashion shows – iconic moments such as the Kate Moss hologram or 1999’s show finale which featured Shalom Harlow spinning on a platform while two machines spray-painted her white dress.

Naomi, Kate and designer Stella join family for Alexander McQueen's funeral

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"If you leave without emotion, then I'm not doing my job properly," says McQueen in the trailer. "I don't want you to walk out feeling you've just had Sunday lunch. I want you to be repulsed or exhilarated. As long as it’s an emotion."

McQueen hits cinemas on June 8

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