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In Gaelic folklore the banshee is a spirit whose wail warns of a death. McQueen named his second runway show after her, and staged it at the Café de Paris nightclub in the closing slot of London Fashion Week.
He said Nihilism had been a provocation, and that this one would be more refined. It was darkly romantic, with distressed and torn fabrics, historic references and very sharp tailoring. One piece was a hip-length bodice made of plaster over chicken wire, the first of the moulded bodices that would appear again and again in his work.
The casting was pure McQueen. Isabella Blow walked the runway. So did a pregnant model with a shaved head and his name stencilled across it in silver.
The production was still rough and the styling aggressive, but people who were there remember how thrilling it felt, and how different from anything else in London. Thirty years later it was the reference for Seán McGirr’s Spring 2025 collection at the house. That says a lot about how much was packed into this small, wild show.
Pictures courtesy of Vogue Runway
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