They Shoot Horses, Mr McQueen...

When I saw the pictures from Alexander McQueens S/S show in 2004 I almost died. I didn't know a thing about the inspiration for the show, the movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" but figured it was about a dance marathon as the models were in motion, with dance partners with numbers on their backs and the
I still haven't seen the movie but seeing a photo shoot with McQueen's S/S 2004 collection posted on Livejournal reminded me of how much I loved it. And this is why....




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"They Shoot Horses, Don't They" Wikipedia page...beware, spoilers!
Alexander McQueen S/S 2004 Collection on Style.com