In hindsight I can’t believe I didn’t get the Alexander McQueen Valentine Skull Clutch as soon as I laid eyes on the $539 price tag (down from $1,350). This is a classic McQueen clutch that will only go up in value and it’s surprising that it was even marked down. It took two fashionable women however (thank you Keren Eldad and Karen Robinovitz!), to convince me that I had to have it. I was initially weary about the red color (blood red + skull = too much, I worried), but really red is like black, white, or brown and goes with almost anything. Even though the clutch is on the small side, I’m incredibly happy with my purchase – not to mention feeling like a mighty smart shopper after noticing a red clutch, similar to the this one, but not as nice since it doesn’t have the red crystal details, selling at Saks for $1,190.
These skulls pieces are totally creepy. I don’t why we’re celebrating this stuff, especially after McQueen’s death. He was clearly troubled, and we continue to obsess over these death images.
Instead of viewing these pieces as iconic “must-haves”, we think of the sadness that they represent. God bless McQueen and his family.
Why not celebrate McQueen’s creativity after his untimely death?
Very chic and definitely a collectors item. Have seen one it a mag with studs that was amazing.
I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade since it’s already been purchased, so I’m just going to say I didn’t even like these when he was alive, and now like them less. But I may be in the minority.
i think this is very nice. It is stylish and chic i love it!
I don’t think that these skull designs are a sign of his troubled mental state. That is silly. All artists are somewhat tormented. This is what gives them inspiration. A happy and content artist turns out “works” like Tommy Hilfiger…or that Ed Hardy nonsense.
To look back and scorn what he was able to create during his life because of his sad ending is a terrible thing. I am with you. Celebrate what he created. Enjoy it. This was his intention! And enjoy your bargain.
One small note, since you are going to be writing a blog: The word “weary” means to be tired of, you cannot bear it anymore. “Wary,” on the other hand, means you are concerned about it. It gives you pause because of this concern. Perhaps even fear of it; caution. Similarly, “leery” means that you wish to avoid it, have doubts that you should go near it, have caution or even fear of it. Since “leery” is a synonym of “wary,” it sometimes is morphed into “weary,” which, as you can see, means something entirely different. So you were initially either wary or leery of the red + skull= too much, you worried. (Unlike much of the fashion world that probably is “weary” of the whole skull thing by now! I am not tired of it yet, as I use very little of it in my wardrobe. And you needn’t worry about the too much thing, since you will likely pair it with a basic black:)
(The leery/weary/wary issue is one of my peeves on the Internet, where terms are so often misused. I will take off my English teacher glasses now, end of the grammar lesson:)