Fashion-able?

"In a world where the mainstream concept of what is and isn't beautiful becomes increasingly narrow – you have to be young, you have to be thin, you should preferably be blonde and, of course, pale skinned – some of fashion's most influential talents have come together to challenge these preconceptions. All the subjects in these pictures are physically disabled. They were cast in the normal way: would-be applicants were asked to send in their pictures. The response was overwhelming which gave everyone involved the confidence to proceed. "

(Editorial taken from the McQueen tribute here)

Concept Alexander McQueen

Photography Nick Knight

Styling Katy England

Dazed and Confused Magazine, Issue 46, September 1998

{Long Live McQueen}

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