Joan.

About Joan

Joan is the twelfth collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, released for the Autumn/Winter 1998 season of his eponymous fashion house. Continuing McQueen's fascination with religion and violence, it was inspired by imagery of persecution, particularly the 1431 martyrdom of French Catholic saint Joan of Arc, who was burned at the stake. The collection's palette was mainly red, black, and silver; colours that evoked notions of warfare, death, blood, and flames. Many looks alluded to ecclesiastical garments and medieval armour, including several that mimicked chainmail and one ensemble featuring actual silver-plated armour pieces.