Lee Alexander McQueen (196982112010), whose design combined visionary aesthetics, emotional power, and extraordinary craft, was known for staging provocative shows that were as much performances as venues to display his couture creations Charged with energy, informed by history and culture, and filled with fresh concepts, McQueen8217s shows have become legends not only of fashion but also of art Anne Deniau was the only photographer allowed backstage by McQueen for 13 years, beginning in September 1997 and ending with the final show in March 2010 She captured McQueen working with his close circle of collaborators8213including designer Sarah Burton, milliner Philip Treacy, jewelry designer Shaun Leane, and model Kate Moss8213to create his meticulously produced spectacles Her book offers an inspiring homage, through the art of photography, to the work of a great artist Praise for Love Looks Not With the Eyes: Thirteen Years With Lee Alexander McQueen: The pictures are evocative of the torture, the toughness and, most of all, the tenderness of Mr McQueen 8221 8213New York Times 8220Deniau8217s close connection to McQueen and her appreciation for his formidable talent is like many of the pieces he created: breathtaking 8221 8213San Francisco Chronicle 8220Thekinetic color and blackandwhite photographs document the fantastical,shocking spectacle of a McQueen show in action: hairdos trussed up with birdsof prey hubcaps strapped to foreheads faces enhanced by extraterrestrialcheek prostheses The images are sensual, spooky, and whimsical, playing up thedrama of McQueen8217s vision like one of the designer8217s fabulous garments, thephotographs transform fashion into high art The book is both an homage and amemorial this celebration of McQueen8217s vast, unique talent is also a eulogyfor his tragic loss 8221 8213 8220Haute couture has a reputation for spectacle, but Anne Deniau8217s photographs remind us that it8217s also the last bastion of craftsmanship in fashion8213or it was, as practiced by designer Alexander McQueen (196982112010) 8221 8213Wall Street Journal 8220Lush, previously unpublished backstage photographs from many of the late designer8217s provocative fashion shows 82218213The Los Angeles Times 8220The kinetic color and blackandwhite photographs document the fantastical, shocking spectacle of a McQueen show in action: hairdos trussed up with birds of prey hubcaps strapped to foreheads faces enhanced by extraterrestrial cheek prostheses The images are sensual, spooky, and whimsical, playing up the drama of McQueen8217s vision like one of the designer8217s fabulous garments, the photographs transform fashion into high art The book is both an homage and a memorial this celebration of McQueen8217s vast, unique talent is also a eulogy for his tragic loss 8221 8213Publishers Weekly 8220Love Looks Not with the Eyes document[s] the intense work and equally intense emotions that played out behind the scenes of McQueen8217s poetic, passionate, and provocative shows The intimacy is evident in the pictures 8221 8213Vogue 8220The haunting images offer a rarefied glimpse into the designer8217s inner world 8221 8213Harper8217s Bazaar 8220Deniau, in the process of documenting 26 McQueen presentations, captured images which, too, transcend photography8213matching the decadent and grand world created by the hands of McQueen 8221 8213Time com 8220Haute couture has a reputation for spectacle, but Anne Deniau8217s photographs remind us that it8217s also the last bastion of craftsmanship in fashion8213or it was, as practiced by designer Alexander McQueen (196982112010) 8221 8213Wall Street Journal