McQueen e-platform to ship directly to India

Alexander McQueen will ship to 100 different countries starting

this month, after the unveiling of its new-look website and this includes India. Till now, delivery has only been available to around 30 different destinations. Customers from Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada, India and South Korea will now be able to shop online for the first time -- alongside many other new locations. The shipping expansion coincides with the launch of several new localised-language versions of the site, allowing customers to browse in French, German, Italian and Japanese.

The site's redesign will provide a clearer navigation for visitors - across both the Alexander McQueen mainline and McQ diffusion brands - and, as well as an e-commerce offering, will feature archive catwalk stills, videos, lookbook imagery and advertising campaigns.

In less than 10 years Alexander McQueen has become one of the most respected fashion designers in the world. In October 1996 he was appointed Chief Designer at the French Haute Couture House Givenchy where he worked until March 2001. In December 2000, 51 percent of Alexander McQueen was acquired by the Gucci Group, where he remained Creative Director. The brands collections include women’s ready-to-wear, men’s ready-to-wear, accessories, eyewear and fragrance (Kingdom 2003 and MyQueen 2005). Expansion followed and included the opening of flagship stores in New York, London, Milan, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.