While the fashion world is mourning the loss of one of its greatest, Alexander McQueen, we are comforted in knowing that his creative legacy will forever live on.His countless fans will never forget the projection of an ethereal Kate Moss hologram at the Fall 2006 presentation, nor his last show, Spring/Summer 2010, in which he sent dozens of futuristic models in pod-like mini-dresses and insect-inspired shoes down the runway.

Saks Fifth Avenue, which has long been a supporter of Alexander McQueen, recently opened a new in-store boutique for McQueen, one of its best-selling British designer labels, along with Burberry, on its refurbished third floor.Saks is now in the process of designing a “memorial window” for the renegade designer who revolutionised fashion in the last two decades. 

Boitano, one of many senior American retailers trying to come to terms with the designer’s suicide, recently returned from Milan where he saw McQueen’s new menswear collection and also previewed his pre-collection for autumn.“The pre-collection is gorgeous, just gorgeous; the most beautiful cocktail and evening gowns. We were planning to do a series of special ‘trunk’ shows in the store for special customers, but that won’t happen now.”