Carine Roitfeld On Alexander McQueen
samedi 13 février 2010 
Carine Roitfeld pays homage to the brilliant designer on the Vogue Paris site and her tribute is quite touching. Below is the translation from French to English of Carine's statement.
Alexander McQueen n'était pas seulement un créateur visionnaire et jusqu'auboutiste mais aussi un showman hors pair. Son savoir sur l'art de la coupe était inégalé. La boutique McQueen est l'une des seules où je me précipitais chaque saison. Ses basiques étaient mes basiques. J'interprète son geste comme son ultime liberté loin des démons qui semblaient le hanter depuis toujours.
Alexander McQueen was not only a visionary and diehard creator but also an outstanding showman. His knowledge of the art of the cut was unequalled. The McQueen boutique is one of the few that I rush to each season. His basics were my basics. I interpret his gesture as his ultimate freedom far from the demons that seemed to haunt him forever.
Carine Roitfeld wearing Alexander McQueen cape photograph © 2009 Purple Fashion magazine. All Rights Reserved.
Carine Roitfeld in Alexander McQueen, Fashion, Friends 
Reader Comments (5)
Nice Tribute.
Kisses : )
Indeed it is, Cool Life.
Kisses,
k
Very well put. So sad!
Kate, your tribute to McQueen is also very well written, I particularly like the background information you chose to include. Brava!
Whoa, thank you so much for the link!! You are such a BBF!!