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Philip Treacy demonstrates how to make a hat at the Academy of Art University, photo by Randy Brooke

Gee GaGa in front of Alexander McQueen ready to walk the streets of West Hollywood Halloween night.

Who says all that glitters is not gold?

While the competition may beg to differ, the gold medal for hand-sewn, sequin-laden garb this Halloween goes to Gee GaGa.

Wearing weeks of work, this labor of love stands out as much for its attention to detail as its reflective properties.

Mae West’s custom-made platform shoes

The Museum & Galleries at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising has spent the last 10 years amassing an impressive collection of iconic fashion—and with the opening of its latest exhibition, titled, appropriately enough, Fabulous!, museum visitors can take a look

Wills and his bride, Kate, who wore a dress made with 2,000 (!!) lace patterns including one by French mill Solstiss (photo courtesy Solstiss)

We hear congratulations are in order for our friends at Solstiss. The French lace mill produces some of the most beautiful laces used by designers and couturiers around the world—including, apparently, Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton, who used Solstiss in Kate Middleton’s fantastic bridal gown.

Vigil at Alexander McQueen boutique on Feb. 11

News of the death of fashion designer Alexander McQueen on Feb. 11 stunned and saddened many of the fashion retailers on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue. One boutique, Madison, paid tribute to the provocative, young English designer with a mournful scene in its store window at 8115 Melrose Ave.

British designer Alexander McQueen passed away today at 40, one month short of his 41st birthday. The designer, who represented youthful, daring and avant-garde couture fashion and managed to distill unexpected concepts into catwalk extravaganzas, was found dead in his London flat.