The incomparable Alexander McQueen had a way of turning runway into a kind of tableau vivant, each model a moving work of art impelled by a supernatural intensity, a sort of otherworldly energy.  I've never owned a single thing bearing his label, let alone attended any of his shows, and yet the effect he had on the fashion world is so profound that every once in a while even I am eerily aware of his absence.  But, to get to the point, scouring through photos from the Fall Winter 2011 / 2012 runways I could swear there is a little something of that elusive energy of McQueen in the designs of Mary Katrantzou.  See what you think in the photos below, or click on the link to the video of her show.

-K

Mary Katrantzou - Fall Winter 2011/2012 Runway