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Sarah Burton Is Departing Alexander McQueen

Burton, founder Lee McQueen’s right hand before taking over the creative director role after his death in 2010, became one of the industry’s most respected designers in her own right.
Sarah Burton at the end of the Alexander McQueen show at Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016.
Sarah Burton at the end of the Alexander McQueen show at Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016. (Getty Images)

Sarah Burton — Alexander McQueen’s long-standing creative director and former right-hand of late founder Lee McQueen — is parting ways with Kering-owned house, the company said in a statement.

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