Alexander McQueen | Women's Autumn/Winter 2003 | Runway Show

http://www.alexandermcqueen.com - 'Scanners' Alexander McQueen's Autumn Winter 2003 Collection In this instance, the most barren of sets -- an ice and rubble-strewn wasteland as seen from above -- only serves to emphasise the opulence and strength of the clothes. These mix tradition with modernity - from fourteenth and fifteenth century samurai armour to Manga cartoons -- as McQueen's displaced travellers journey from Siberia over the Russian tundra, through Tibet before finally reaching the land of the rising sun. If the backdrop serves as a reflection of the instability of our times, the clothes are the ultimate modern-day armour. Over-sized hooded fur-trimmed jackets belted tightly at the waist and worn with voluminous skirts, an A-line metal slatted skirt teamed with 1950s cut wool jacket and black bandage dresses finished with gleaming gold zips. High above the audience a model walks through a wind-tunnel in a white embroidered kimono with a huge, billowing train.