S3 • E8 Jul 6, 1997
He is one of the most controversial designers of his generation, the working-class Londoner whose rise to the top of the fashion world has been nothing short of meteoric. Alexander McQueen left school at the age of 16 with only one O-level to his name: last October, just 27, he became head of design at Givenchy. This film follows McQueen at the recent London Fashion Week, and records his preparations for Givenchy's pret-a-porter show in Paris.
