British Television Editorials

McQ Alexander McQueen Looks to Channel Downton Abbey This Spring

Get ready to greet spring 2015 with a touch of Britain as the Downton Abbey Fashion Campaign takes over the season's fashion scenario.

This Downton Abbey Fashion Campaign is a joint effort by McQ Alexander McQueen who partnered with artist Ophelia Finks to create the period drama-inspired couture.

Wearing the McQ's period drama-inspired designs models Michael Sharp and Sunniva Wahl are positioned as mannequins. Meanwhile, the creators Finks and her co-workers are occupied with objects surrounding the models.

The campaign, shot by Laurence Ellis, is featured in a series called 'Carrara' and in magazines like Elle U.K and Hong Kong, Love, Another Man, Dazed as well as in i-D in its respective March 2015 issues.

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