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Express your creativity with the #McQueenCreators Challenge
The British fashion house, Alexander McQueen, wants to spark creativity while people are stuck at home practicing “social distancing” in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Alexander McQueen launched the #McQueenCreators challenge, giving a new fashion and design challenges over the next several weeks.
Introducing #McQueenCreators.
Each week we will be asking you to be part of our creative community, working together from home on a series of projects.
This week we invite you to sketch the Autumn/Winter 2019 Rose dress with us. Follow the instructions in our next tweet. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/Enpo3tIjrj
— Alexander McQueen (@McQueen) April 1, 2020
Participants of the challenge are encouraged to share their creative work with the hashtag #McQueenCreators for the chance to get featured on their social media pages. The first #McQueenCreators challenge offered participants the chance to sketch (and possibly re-create) the rose dress featured in the Autumn/Winter 2019 collection.
#McQueenCreators: This week we invite you to create a three dimensional flower using any material you can find in your own home.
Photograph and share your creations with us by tagging @McQueen #McQueenCreators to be featured on our channel. #StayAtHome (1/3) pic.twitter.com/4tBHcat8Xt
— Alexander McQueen (@McQueen) April 8, 2020
The next challenge was to create your own 3D flower from chosen materials at home, inspired by the brand’s love for floral embellishments. This might seem like a simple challenge but this gives participants the chance to get creative with supplies.
#McQueenCreators: This week, we invite you to create your own print at home, using the following iconic #AlexanderMcQueen prints as inspiration and using the instructions shared. #StayAtHome (1/2) pic.twitter.com/jiPA7jMHKW
— Alexander McQueen (@McQueen) April 15, 2020
The next #McQueenCreators challenge is to create your own print at home inspired by prints feature in McQueen’s collection. You can also find a tutorial video for making a screen print and other methods of creating print fabric in the video below.
#SimonUngless, long-time Alexander McQueen friend and collaborator shares his own print projects from his home studio.
Watch the full print creation film with Simon Ungless on YouTube today at 6pm BST. Click here to set a reminder: https://t.co/3B6YDtop60#McQueenCreators pic.twitter.com/faykeahtBc
— Alexander McQueen (@McQueen) April 16, 2020
The latest #McQueenCreators challenge was posted this morning for participants to draw silhouettes from the SS20 womenswear and AW20 menswear McQueen collection. They encourage participants to use materials including pencil, charcoal, paints, and pastels of any kind.
#McQueenCreators: This week we invite you to draw the silhouettes of the SS20 womenswear and AW20 menswear collection with us, using the images and instructions shared. #StayHome (1/3) pic.twitter.com/S1i9KFoF46
— Alexander McQueen (@McQueen) April 23, 2020
For additional inspiration, you can listen to the #McQueenMusic playlist available on Spotify. Check out the work of the other participants on the Alexander McQueen Twitter and Instagram for inspiration.