LEE ALEXANDER MCQUEEN - THE DEDICATION, THE COMPETITION | MARCH 10
REPORTER | DELPHINE THWAITES

Above: Alexander McQueen

YshLondon.com has been very saddened by the recent news of Alexander McQueen’s death. McQueen has been the iconic role model for all fashion designers. He reached his status not through money or connections but through his raw talent and driving determination to stick to his beliefs.
 
McQueen was a renowned perfectionist, fretting over the smallest of details, but, he was always the highlight of any fashion Week. His shows were never a disappointment and were always more than just about fashion. His pieces always had a historical reference or was a metaphor for a deeper conceptual interest, yet he pioneered modernity in fashion. He treated his work like a living and breathing organism - more distant from commerciality than the average catwalk. This made it difficult to market his lines, yet he strived to continue and created the brand that we all idolise and love; Alexander McQueen.
 
It is being said that McQueen had not yet developed the global presence of such designers as Yves Saint Laurent or even Chanel for his name to survive his death. Whether this is true or not, we will have to wait for time to take its toll; however, one thing we know is that McQueen will live on within other designer’s and young graduate’s work.

The Competition:

Most students would have at one time or another based their projects on something Alexander McQueen created, whether they knew it or not.

With this in mind, we’d like you to send us images of your work that has been inspired by McQueen with an image of the original piece or inspiring image, as a dedication to the late Alexander McQueen.
 
YshLondon.com will choose an over all winner based on creativity and pure McQueenism.

Please send entries to delphine@yshlondon.com

The Prize:

The winner will receive two tickets to Graduate Fashion Week Gala Show 1.  Held on Wednesday June 9 at 5.30 p.m,  the Gala Show features the best collection from each of the shows that have taken place during the week. The best competition entries will be published in an article on YshLondon dedicated to the legacy that McQueen has left behind.

Good Luck! See below for terms and conditions...

From l-r: Alexander McQueen Voss Collection 2001, and Identity-The Hand Dress 2002 based on McQueens Voss collection

Terms and Conditions

Eligibility
1.    Any person aged over 16 years of age at date of entry
2.    Entry is limited to one entry per person
3.    By entering the competition entrants will be deemed to have read and agreed to these terms and conditions and will be bound by them
How to Enter
4.    Competition entries (“Images”) must be formatted as a [.jpg file] no larger than 500KB
5.    The Company may acknowledge entry at its discretion but is not required to do so.  Acknowledgment of entry does not affect the Company’s decision as to an entry’s validity
6.    By entering the competition every entrant
1.    warrants that they are entitled to upload and manipulate their own Image, which is wholly of their own work.
2.    agree that in the event that they win a prize, the Company may display their name and Image on the Website in a location, style and manner of the Company’s choosing for a period of at least one month
3.    assigns to the Company full copyright and all other rights in their Image in consideration of the Company agreeing to consider their entry in the competition.  This lasts for the full period of copyright and the Company will be free to assign such rights to third parties, and to use and/or exploit the Winning Images as the Company chooses including for the purposes of promoting the Company’s business
4.    agrees to co-operate with such other reasonable requests by the Company related to the competition, the Company including requests to give effect to clause 10.3
Judging
7.    The decision of the judges is final and binding.  No correspondence may be entered into
Prizes
8.    The Company accepts no responsibility for any problems with the Website which prevent potential entrants from entering the competition and will not enter into any correspondence about the same
9.    The Company accepts no responsibility for any entries which are misdirected, lost for technical or other reasons are received after the deadline
10.    If for any reason whatsoever an advertised prize is unavailable the Company reserves the right at its absolute discretion to substitute a similar prize of equivalent or greater value.  None of the prizes may be exchanged or transferred and no cash alternative will be offered
11.    The Company reserves the absolute right to disqualify any entrant to the competition which it considers has used improper technical means to enter
12.    In the event of any dispute whatsoever regarding these terms and conditions, or the competition, the Company’s decision will be final
13.    Nothing in these terms and conditions removes or limits the Company’s liability for fraud, for death or personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence for any liability, which cannot be excluded by the law.  These terms and conditions also do not affect the rights that are granted entrants as consumers by law.  Otherwise, the Company will not eligible for any matter related to the competition.
14.    The Company will not be liable if entrants suffer any loss or inconvenience because of the actions or failures of persons or systems that the Company does not directly control
15.    The Company recognises that your privacy is important to you and will make all reasonable effort to secure all personal information.  The Company aims to preserve your privacy at all times and will not disclose your personal information to third parties unless it is required to by law or it, in good faith, believe that such action is necessary to comply with the law or with legal processes, protect and defend the Company’s rights and property, protect against misuse or unauthorised use of the Website or protect the personal safety or property of the Company’s customers or the public.  Where required to do so by law the Company may pass on your personal information to a legal or regulatory body