Alexander McQueen Spring 09 Menswear

McQueen gave Milan something for the ladies this Spring 09. Included in his menswear collection, which showed in Milan yesterday, were fourteen women's looks. The collection gave a nod to the scuba sport look we've begun seeing by everyone from Miu Miu to Opening Ceremony, his versions included neon bodysuits for the ladies. Another reference which appeared was the Jonathan Saunders method of color blocking where panels went from head to toe, creating a curvaceous silhouette when applied to body skimming frocks. In McQueen's version the colors were 'smoked' by way of a labor intensive technique McQueen created for the occasion. In reference to the silhouettes and aesthetic McQueen was going for with the ladies looks, he said, "There's lot of exposed leg, but it's all very understated luxe and non-p.c. in a healthy way". Amen to that, we say it's high time women wore the kind of clothing that made their bodies look anything but shapeless, and if 'understated luxe' translates as neon scuba jumpsuits, we are so totally supportive.