Alexander McQueen Inciting Resale Buyers

A day to the decade since the death of Alexander McQueen, Vestiaire Collective is unveiling an online archival sale devoted to pieces by the acclaimed designer. Vestiaire Collective is also featuring an edit of coveted and hard-to-find items from its global network of sellers at the permanent McQueen store at London’s Selfridges. For both offers, the luxury resale site partnered with McQueen’s former close friend, former colleague and Isabella Blow‘s niece, Harriet Verney. Items range from the Nineties to the early Aughts. McQueen was 40 years old when he committed suicide. At the beginning of his career in the Eighties, McQueen and Blow were almost inseparable. A fashion editor, creative director and stylist for British magazines and books, Blow is credited with discovering models such as Stella Tennant and Sophie Dahl, and championing McQueen and propelling his career. Alexander McQueen Spring 2002  Giovanni Giannoni/WWD Reportedly depressed about a cancer diagnosis, Blow made attempted suicide with an overdose of sleeping bills in 2006, before succeeding in May 2007. Verney was only 16 when she worked as an intern at McQueen’s studio. “He broke the mold in so many different ways,” she said. “It’s wasn’t only with his approach to design and tailoring, but to women’s clothing and

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