Shaun Lean’s jewels, for long time designer in tune with Alexander McQueen, in auction by Sotheby’s ♦ ︎
Shaun Leane is a British jewelery designer known for his sculptural pieces created for Alexander McQueen. His jewelery brand won four times the award as the designer of the year in Great Britain. Soon, he will have an additional stage: Sotheby’s has decided to sell pieces of Shaun Leane’s personal archive as a reference point for the A Life of Luxury auction, to be held on December 4 in New York.
The collection has been created by British designer for more than 20 years. In particular, the evening’s sale will feature more than 45 pieces created for fashion designer, including legendary Alexander McQueen and Givenchy, as well as Honourable Daphne Guinness, Isabella Blow, Kate Moss, and Sarah Jessica Parker. From the Immaculate Contra Mundum Evening Glove for Daphne Guinness, inspired by an armor, to the iconic Crown of Thorns, the Fall Winter Collection McQueen, from the Dante collection, which was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2011 and 2015, the selection shows the remarkable dynamism and the remarkable diversity of Leane’s creative vision.
The collection will be visible to the public from Sotheby’s, New York, from November 30th. The jewels are estimated in a range from $ 2,000 to $ 400,000. “I am excited to collaborate with Sotheby’s and Kerry Taylor in this very special sale,” Sheane commented. “I think the collection represents a level of creative freedom that is not parallel today when jewelry, performance art and fashion blend into one.”
“This is a historical collection, many of the pieces offered for sale were previously only seen behind the showcases in the great museums. Shaun Leane’s fashion jewelery and bodyculture are not just icons, but have contributed to some of McQueen’s most memorable moments. They were worn on the model walkway like Kate Moss, Erin O’Connor, and Stella Tennant. Those lucky enough to buy the pieces on the auction will not only have a unique piece of art but also a bit of fashion history.”
Londoner, Leane began studying jewelery at the age of 15. A year later, he started an apprenticeship of seven years. In the early 1990s, Leane met with Lee Alexander McQueen, a student at Central Saint Martin’s College. Under the influence of McQueen, Shaun has experimented with materials such as silver, brass and aluminum and founded his label, Shaun Leane, in 1999. The two designers collaborated for eight collections per year for 17 years, completed in February 2010 with the tragic suicide of McQueen. Federico Graglia
