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Paris Day Six: Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe

Sarah Burton saying goodbye to McQueen gives pause for reflection on the question of legacy. So does Rei Kawakubo with yet another exercise in abstraction.
Sarah Burton's final collection for Alexander McQueen
Sarah Burton's final collection for Alexander McQueen (Indigital)

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Tim Blanks
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Tim Blanks is Editor-at-Large at The Business of Fashion. He is based in London and covers designers, fashion weeks and fashion’s creative class.

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