Middleton, arriving by car at Westminster Abbey some 45 minutes after Prince William, emerged wearing an ivory and white lace gown designed by Alexander McQueen Creative Director Sarah Burton.

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On display will be more than 60 stage-costumes including Ziggy Stardust bodysuits (1972) designed by Freddie Burretti, Kansai Yamamoto's flamboyant creations for the Aladdin Sane tour (1973) and the Union Jack coat designed by Bowie and Alexander McQueen for the Earthling album cover (1997).

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But numerous fashion labels make it onto the list, with Rolex highest among them at number four, followed by Nike, British designer Alexander McQueen and perennially cool Ray Ban sunglasses.

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Ms. Broackes's own Bowie highlights include a 1974 Terry O'Neill photograph of David Bowie with Beat writer William S. Burroughs (hand-colored by Bowie), the Alexander McQueen jacket from his 1997 "Earthling" album cover and the mannered starkness of Mr. Bowie's Thin White Duke garb from 1976.

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The new generation was led by a sharp-looking Eddie Redmayne in Alexander McQueen.

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Under Mr. Washburne, the center has become a bit more cutting-edge, with tenants like Banana Republic replaced by boutiques that include Stella McCartney, Dior and Alexander McQueen, which opened last week.

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The deal calls for expanded production of McQueen's womenswsear and menswear lines by Gucci's manufacturers, a rollout of McQueen boutiques in London (a flagship store on Bond Street), Tokyo and New York (near Stella McCartney's shop by the semi-gentrified meatpacking district) and for Alexander McQueen ready-to-wear collections to be shown in Paris.

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