May 2, 2011

A Must See: Alexander McQueen "Savage Beauty" at MET

 “Jellyfish” Ensemble from the Plato’s Atlantis, S/S 2010
 
Dress from VOSS, S/S 2001


Fashion's biggest event, The Costume Institute Gala , aka the MET Ball, is Tonight. While the red carpet is hotly anticipated, the real star of the show is the  exhibit of Alexander McQueen "Savage Beauty" Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum is a must see for all fashionistas and art lovers. The exhibit itself will run from May 4 through July 31, 2011.
 
 Plato’s Atlantis, S/S 2010
 “Coiled” Corset, The Overlook, A/W 1999

The exhibition, organized by The Costume Institute, will celebrate the late Alexander McQueen’s extraordinary contributions to fashion. From his Central Saint Martins postgraduate collection of 1992 to his final runway presentation, which took place after his death in February 2010, Mr. McQueen challenged and expanded the understanding of fashion beyond utility to a conceptual expression of culture, politics, and identity. His iconic designs constitute the work of an artist whose medium of expression was fashion. The exhibition will feature approximately one hundred ensembles and seventy accessories from Mr. McQueen’s prolific nineteen-year career. (Met Museum Blog). 

Some highlights of the exhibits:
Plato’s Atlantis, S/S 2010
 Dress from VOSS, S/S 2001
 Dress from Sarabande, S/S 2007
 Dress from Widows of Culloden, A/W 2006
 Dress from Widows of Culloden, A/W 2006
 
 Coat from Eshu Collection, A/W 2000
  It's Only a Game, S/S 2005
  It's Only a Game, S/S 2005
 Dress from VOSS, S/S 2001
 It's Only a Game, S/S 2005
 The Horn of Plenty, A/W 2009
Dress -VOSS, S/S 2001
 Ensemble from the Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, A/W 2002

 

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