{"id":12467,"date":"2010-05-27T04:32:55","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T12:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/?p=12467"},"modified":"2010-05-27T08:41:25","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T16:41:25","slug":"sarah-burton-to-become-alexander-mcqueens-saint-laurent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/style\/fashion\/sarah-burton-to-become-alexander-mcqueens-saint-laurent","title":{"rendered":"Gucci Appoints Sarah Burton to Become Alexander McQueen’s Saint-Laurent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By now, most people are aware of the sad, untimely death of Alexander McQueen<\/a>. When the Gucci Group, the parent company of the Alexander McQueen label, formally announced that the brand would continue<\/a> much of the speculation turned to which designer would have the tailoring chops and creative sensibilities to carry the label forward.<\/p>\n Many of the people commenting on various blogs and websites tossed out Olivier Theysken’s name, but the speculation grew loudest around Gareth Pugh, whose striking, sometimes gothic designs share some of the elegant macabre sensibilities of McQueen’s designs. But that wasn’t the only element that inspired such wonder at McQueen’s pieces. There’s the impeccable Savile Row tailoring and unique prints among other things, so when Pugh denied the rumors of being considered as a replacement it wasn’t too much of a surprise.<\/p>\n