Visionaire (Established 1991). Issue 58, Spirit: A Tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen, RTW Edition, 2010. Metalized embroi...

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Visionaire (Established 1991)
Issue 58, Spirit: A Tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen, RTW Edition, 2010
Metalized embroidered silk case with offset lithographs on wildflower seed paper pulp
12-1/2 x 9 x 2 inches (31.8 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm)
Numbered in ink on inside cover

This issue was published shortly after the death of Alexander McQueen and was envisioned as a visual tribute to is life and career. The seeded paper on which it is printed could be planted into the earth yielding wildflowers, a statement, as noted by the editors,"about the transience of life and fashion that honored the designer's vision".

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