THE McQUEEN MANICURE
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THE MCQUEEN MANICURE

All hail the nail.


When Alexander McQueen committed suicide this February, the fashion world stopped in its tracks.  Makeshift memorials were set up outside his boutiques, magazines stopped their presses to make room for tribute essays, and candlelight vigils were organized, flash-mob style, on Facebook and Twitter.

Now Butter London has a more unusual tribute - a nail color devoted to McQueen and his uniquely madcap aesthetic.  Called "All Hail McQueen," the shade is a ghostly gray infused with rough pinches of shimmer.  It's a holographic nod to his last collection (a meditation on angels and birds) and also to one of his most famous runway stunts: Putting a holograph of Kate Moss directly on his catwalk.

Don't know what we're talking about? Click the video below.  Just be careful - it's so beautiful, you might cry.
--FARAN KRENTCIL

$14 for the polish at Beauty.com





This story was published on September 9, 2010.


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09/09/2010


That really is beautiful. And this nail polish might just be the best tribute!

eleanor

09/09/2010


must have been SO amazing in person. tear.

VICTORIA

09/10/2010


didn't the soundtrack remind you of harry potter?

hello kimmy

09/12/2010


thats a beautiful nail polish

hello kimmy

09/12/2010


thats a beautiful nail polish


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