Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (Part One)

Today was the last day Alexander McQueen’s exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will be open. The exhibit showcases some of McQueen’s beautiful and theatrical pieces that helped put him on the fashion map. I wanted to share a few of the amazing pieces that are on display and an excerpt from the exhibit’s official website.

“The exhibition, organized by The Costume Institute, celebrates 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 features approximately one hundred ensembles and seventy accessories from Mr. McQueen’s prolific nineteen-year career. Drawn primarily from the Alexander McQueen Archive in London, with some pieces from the Givenchy Archive in Paris as well as private collections, signature designs including the “bumster” trouser, the kimono jacket, and the three-point “origami” frock coat are on view. McQueen’s fashions often referenced the exaggerated silhouettes of the 1860s, 1880s, 1890s, and 1950s, but his technical ingenuity always imbued his designs with an innovative sensibility that kept him at the vanguard.”

Words cannot express the moving inspiration I feel when I see his creations. They’re all so beautiful. ♥