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The Sarah Burton Existential Questions

We know what McQueen is without McQueen, and will soon find out what McQueen is without Burton. But what is Burton without McQueen?

What Sarah Burton does after her departure from Alexander McQueen has become the topic du jour in Europe and England.
What Sarah Burton does after her departure from Alexander McQueen has become the topic du jour in Europe and England. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images
Lauren Sherman
November 13, 2023

Fashion is a business built on lies—or dreams, if you want to put it nicely.  So it’s no wonder the rumor mill never stops: This designer is going to that house, this executive had an affair with that subordinate, this star takes a separate elevator and uses a different door to get into his studio so he doesn’t have to interact with the plebes, or the multibillion-dollar brand’s other creative directors, etcetera. Most of it isn’t true, or has been heavily embellished, and that’s often the point.