McQueen's final collection

McQueen's last collection was shown and given honor in a small intimate low profile setting. It was an opportunity for those closest to him to grieve and marvel at his genius. The pieces were 80 percent finished at the time of his death. Sarah Burton, his right hand, has said that with this collection, "He wanted to get back to the handcraft he loved, and the things that are being lost in the making of fashion. For this collection " he was looking at the art of the Dark Ages, but finding light and beauty in it." For these garments he had ordered fabric that had digital photographs of church angles and demons to create these unique pieces.

McQueen's team were holding back the tears as these pieces walked down the runway. Of course if McQueen had put on the show there would be an added theatrical element in its presentation but the team felt that it did not feel right to do it that way and opted for this toned down presentation.

This collection portrayed McQueen's incredible skill. The fashion world lost one of their greats and this collection only reinforces this fact.