Alexander McQueen X Damien Hirst

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the hugely popular skull scarf, Alexander McQueen
have collaborated with British artist, Damien Hirst to create a collection consisting of 30 one off designs that feature insects,on some of the scarves the insects together form the signature skull shape.

The skull scarves have been a hit for 10 years since their first appearance in 2003 for McQueen's Irere collection. The designs are adapted from Hirst's 'Entomology' collection of paintings, in which he used insects to create colourful, kaleidoscope inspired patterns.

From Hirst's Entomology collection

This is quite a change from Hirst's usual eccentric work, which includes animals such as sharks and cattle preserved in formaldehyde, and a platinum skull set with diamonds and human teeth.
Aswell as the anniversary scarf  collection, a short film has been created by fashion photographer and filmmaker Sølve Sundsbø. The film shows women gliding around in slow-mo, their billowing dresses decorated with patterns from the collection. I've always wanted a McQueen skull scarf and now I'm lusting after the insect scarves.. one for the Christmas wish list!

From Sølve Sundsbø's film

The scarves are available in McQueen boutiques and at AlexanderMcQueen.com from Nov 15