Alexander McQueen’s Controversial "Highland Rape" Show -

Tim Blanks revisits Alexander McQueen’s Fall 1995 show, “Highland Rape,” which introduced the world not only to the designer’s trademark bumster pants, but also to his fierce national pride. The models’ torn garments and bloodied bodies ignited a fury, but this was no endorsement of rape, it was an exploration of Scotland’s turbulent history with England.
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Alexander McQueen’s Controversial "Highland Rape" Show - #TBT with Tim Blanks - Style.com
Starring: Tim Blanks and Alexander McQueen
Music:
Theme Song: MNDR, "In Heaven"
Clementine & The Galaxy, "Run For Your Life" (Instrumental)
Evan Coles, "My Heart Is On The Line" (Instrumental)

[@Toy1976]

Fashion has not been the same ever since McQueen.

[@ILIUSCOV]

My friend modelled in this show - be great to see the full show

[@Hugomad2]

ILIUS ? We don’t care

[@mesovogue]

@@Hugomad2 Hugo, yes we do. Don’t be a dick

[@KemptonLam]

Love this. It sucks to have such a talented man died so young!

[@GcQfashion]

He does not deserve such a limiting dimension.

[@eyesbettedavis]

Love fashion with teeth! Wish more designers had the balls for it.

[@iamathaliaREBECCA]

first time ever seeing a personal conversation with Mcqueen, so cool!

[@luizcr]

Lee will always be my favourite, 20 years ago this was a strong show, ahead of its time, keep bringing him on TBT, dear Tim do an episode with the S/S 2005 collection, the one with the chess theme.

[@bjorkroly]

if your new in the industry you need to do something like this but your workmanship to your craft must be impeccable

[@WarJulian]

Mcqueen! A TBT favourite indeed! We absolutely need more controversial and thought provoking shows these days. More mcqueen (and galliano) pls!!!

[@yolas1299]

I think that fashion still has the power to provoke but people react to it in such (i.e: think is a lazy gimmick) ways to it that it's really not worth the fight...

[@AJane-rc9ex]

Thanks Tim Blanks! I am loving #TBT season 2

[@SelinaaaBro10]

Legendary.

[@spiritizeable]

Upload the full show!
Please.

[@Vanished_Mostly]

1:43 What was that? At first I thought she just stumbled and was pulling her skirt down, but then why did she rub her arm from her hand up to her neck? Was it part of the performance, like a showing of insecurity and vulnerability to go with the whole "rape" thing?
Or am I just looking way too closely at someone simply messing up her walk?

[@Zoe-hl6is]

I think she was embarrassed and wanted to sort of hug herself/fold into herself and then she remembered the camera and tried to recover herself. The nature of her movements is very delicate and fluid but it was a nervous gesture. McQueen was still a new designer then and apparently there was a lot of press so she may have just been anxious with so many eyes on her.

[@张梦琳-j9c]

@@Zoe-hl6is actually it's just performance, if you see the full show a lot of models act weird but it's because it is a performance

[@AskMamaMOE]

I always appreciated a runway show with a real story, and one that you could grasp without reading the program was even better. As far as fashion with teeth...I'm not a fan of angry or upsetting stories, so because of this, I don't like that in fashion either.

[@cheshirecat6699]

Thank you

[@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult]

This would get cancelled today.

[@treenipatdaungsingh6052]

I think I read it somewhere that inspired from Alexander McQueen always the bird.

[@Lucien234-i2z]

I am Scottish and I can confirm it was nit the English Army! You need to know your history before you comment on history! It was the British Army and many people who were involved in driving the clearances were Scottish themselves! It's more complicated than a simple ethnic genocide, money and land rights played into it aswell.

[@KnightShift006]

Taboo subject but drag them true through a bush?!!
What a state.
I'm not referring to 6eye Shadow

[@ajvaani593]

What song is it?

[@NyashnyeGirls]

do you find this song?

[@goldenlabelstudio]

Is anyone this inspired in fashion today?

[@stopthelies4249]

Lies the man is an artist. The controversy is nothing more than propaganda

[@Gebleektesnor]

Hi

[@lexorelse]

great guy. wish he was able to live

[@Katlick]

Can someone tell me who is the model at 0:19-0:20? I know she's famous but her name escapes me

[@lostshark442]

Christy Turlington?

[@sophiehoyal4439]

XO

[@MrSebboxxx]

Without Vivianne Westwood he wouldn't have exist ...