Matt Bell is under the spell of queen bee Manon Leloup in Alexander McQueen’s spring;summer 2013 campaign, lensed by David Sims. We will update the status of queen bees worldwide on AOC’s front page. Sarah Burton has moved from mermaids to bees this spring in another design tribute to strong females and our mythology — in and out of the animal kingdom.

If Lee McQueen was ambivalent about female power — being both attracted and repelled by it as a devouring monster — Sarah Burton consistently delivers her design inspiration with unequivocal convictions about the nature of being female.