Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen, Spring/Summer 1999 "No. 13", London, September 1998 Proof that a bare set can host the biggest moment. The runway, conceived by Joseph Bennett, was pared-down, unvarnished wood, leaving all the attention for the finale: model Shalom Harlow between two industrial robots as they fired sprays of black and acid-yellow paint at her pure white trapeze dress. The machines were the scenery and the performers at once. Any show that puts technology on stage still invites comparison with those few minutes.