‘Neptune was perhaps the closest McQueen ever got to staging a beauty contest, albeit for superwomen. With their long flowing hair, silver armlets and gold gladiator sandals, the models had the air of Grecian goddesses, but also the hard, brittle qualities of comic book heroines’. Image and text, from my book- Alexander McQueen Unseen. Collection text extract written by Claire Wilcox, senior curator of fashion & textiles at The V&A museum, London. Valentina Zelyaeva, Photographed for American Vogue. 📸@robert_fairer @alexandermcqueen @valentinazelyaeva @eugenesouleiman @charlottetilbury @jesshallettcast @voguemagazine @thamesandhudson @yalebooks @schirmermosel @c.laire_wilcox #robertfairer #robertfairerunseen #alexandermcqueen #goddess #grecian #Neptune #heroine #fashion #beauty #superwoman #hair #makeup #body #bikini #gold #homage #woman #vintage #style #vogue #behindthescenes #she #run #runway