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New with a fresh sound for 2011,
British trio SoundGirl, teenagers Olivia
(17), Izzy B (16) and Little Nikki (15)
have already enjoyed success with
their first release,
“I’m the Fool”
in April
and look set to reignite the female pop
genre in Britain. Their second single,
the catchy and instantly likeable
“Don’t
Know Why”
released in June incorpo-
rates part of the classic
“Why”
by Carly
Simon with the accompanying music
video featuring the girls in a gorgeous
setting in Barbados.
After working with producers and
the best writers in the business in LA
and London,
including Miranda
Cooper, and touring with teen idol
Justin Bieber and Pixie Lott, their debut
album is due to arrive on 19 th
September. Including both their songs
released to date,“Something To Dream
About” looks sure to win them a
whole new army of pop fans.
SOUNDGIRL
SOUNDGIRL
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ne of the most influential, imaginative and inspirational fash-
ion designers is celebrated in the pages of
Alexander
McQueen: Savage Beauty
by
Andrew Bolton. The late Alexander
McQueen’s iconic and intricate designs
consistently challenged and expanded
the conventional parameters of clothing
in the fashion world and beyond.
As you turn the pages, you get an
amazing insight into the man who con-
tinually emphasized the importance of
imagination and free expression through
his art. With contributions from Tim
Blanks (contributing editor of Style.com)
and Susannah Frankel (fashion editor of
The Independent
newspaper), author
and Curator at The Costume Institute
(The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Andrew Bolton pays tribute to the
designer’s most radical and beautiful
creations and examines the sophistica-
tion of McQueen’s dark sensibility; from
mystic images of chivalry, heroic women
ideals to concepts of unconventional
beauty.
Alexander McQueen, famed for his astonishing and extravagant
runway presentations on the catwalk is revealed extensively in this
remarkable book. It includes in-depth studies
of the designer’s six collections as well as an
interview with Sarah Burton, the new creative
director of Alexander McQueen who had
been the designer’s right-hand design aide
since 1996.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
pub-
lished by Yale University Press in conjunction
with an exhibition at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art contains 224 wonderful
pages showcasing the phenomenal mind of
the late fashion designer with 250 colour illus-
trations to hold the attention of the reader. To
experience the unique ideals and artistic
mind of one of fashion’s much loved and
unforgettable sons, this goldmine book avail-
able in hardcover with lenticular image is a
must-have addition to your library and a way
of keeping the memory and work of
Alexander McQueen alive.
Yale University Press –
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN:
SAVAGE BEAUTY BY ANDREW BOLTON
PUBLISHER: YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS