British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was known for his imaginative, sometimes controversial designs, and dramatic fashion shows. During his nearly twenty-year career, … See more

Production details
The runway show for Voss was staged on September 26, 2000, at the Gatliff Road Warehouse in London, as part of London Fashion Week. The complex set decoration and many showpiece designs made the show … See more

Materials and styles
Anna Jackson felt that McQueen's incorporation of styles and motifs from Japanese clothing was "far more interesting and transformative" than similar efforts by other designers, who treated these aesthetics as … See more

Audio-visual media
• Alexander McQueen | Women's Spring/Summer 2001 | Runway Show. Alexander McQueen. … See more

Voss (Spring/Summer 2001), stylised in all capitals and sometimes informally called the "asylum show", is the seventeenth collection McQueen created for his eponymous fashion … See more

Response to Voss was universally positive. Vogue called it "nothing short of monumental" and lauded the combination of artistic showpieces … See more

Models' experiences
Olley detailed her experience in her diary. She described the sight of the moths flying around her as "unworldly and exciting", and the confinement as "a really strange type of reality, a really strange little bubble of time". After the … See more