SEÁN MCGIRR
Creative Director of McQueen
Lifted from the studio of JW Anderson for his role as Creative Director of McQueen, McGirr’s two-year tenure at the brand has already stirred plenty of controversy—a fitting ode to the brand’s founder, who enjoyed shock almost as readily as style.
WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT? Usually it’s a jacket, or the heel of a shoe.
WHAT’S ONE BOOK, WORK OF ART, OR FILM THAT GOT YOU THROUGH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE? I was reading Yukio Mishima’s Spring Snow when I left Tokyo and moved to Paris. It was an interesting time.
NAME AN INFLUENCE OF YOURS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE PEOPLE. I really love Nine Inch Nails.
“But… does it feel McQueen?”
WHAT DO YOU WANT NEXT FOR YOURSELF ABOVE ALL ELSE? To be inspired daily.
WHAT’S SOMETHING PEOPLE GET WRONG ABOUT YOU? Mostly my name. The accent is missing from the “á” sometimes, but many people do get it right and I appreciate that!
WHAT QUESTION DO YOU ASK YOURSELF MOST OFTEN WHILE YOU’RE MAKING WORK? But… does it feel McQueen?
in your life?
