British designer Alexander McQueen turned his show into a tribute to his mentor, the eccentric British fashion editor Isabella Blow, who took her life last May.
The air hung heavy with the scent of Fracas, Blow's favorite perfume, and models paraded in her signature look of radical tailoring paired with outlandish Philip Treacy hats.
The mind-blowing headgear included a cluster of red butterflies that topped a skintight gray wool dress, and a glittering black lace visor with a matching body tattoo.
As a model hobbled past in a pink funnel skirt and Japanese-style sculpted shoes, one could imagine the former front-row fixture clapping with glee.
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