Alexander McQueen collection is coming to the Met Spring 2011, May 4 - July 31 to be exact, right after the annual Costume Institute Gala Benefit on May 2. The exhibit "Savage Beauty" will celebrate his early work from his Central Saint Martin post graduate collection in 1992 to his work at Givenchy, to his final runway show which took place this past February.
Exhibition Overview
The exhibition, in the Metropolitan Museum's second-floor Cantor Galleries, will feature approximately 100 examples of Mr. McQueen's work from his prolific 19- 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 Origami frock coat will be 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.
