Shakespeare in LOVE [Alexander McQueen Spring 2011 Menswear]

The house that Lee built, has barely missed a step since his sudden death in February of this year. The women's Fall 2010 collection was met with undying love from critics and the fan fare continues as Sarah Burton, the late McQueen's right hand man takes the helm. For the Spring 2011, Burton titled the show "Pomp & Circumstance," but, in fact, the collection was rather subdued. Perhaps the label is still in mourning. At any rate, the collection seemed quite in accordance with Alexander McQueen's aesthetic. There were trench-coats and cargo pants galore; all with the same calculated relaxed sophistication that has long characterized the house's menswear collections. House signatures were also employed in the form of printed trousers, and crocodile jackets. In short, Sarah Burton simultaneously continues a grand legacy while starting one of her own.