TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bolton,Andrew
AU  - McQueen,Alexander
AU  - Frankel,Susannah
AU  - Blanks,Tim
AU  - Sundsbo,Solve
ED  - Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
TI  - Alexander McQueen: savage beauty 
SN  - 0300169787
AV  - Art/TT505.M37 M37 2011
PY  - 2011///]
CY  - New York, New Haven, Conn.
PB  - Metropolitan Museum of Art, Distributed by Yale University Press
KW  - McQueen, Alexander,
KW  - Burton, Sarah
KW  - Fashion designers
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - Costume design
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Fashion design
KW  - Fashion photography
N1  - Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 4-July 31, 2011; Includes bibliographical references; The romantic mind; --Romantic Gothic; --Romantic nationalism; --Romantic exoticism; --Romantic primitivism; --Romantic naturalism; --Cabinet of curiosities; --An interview with Sarah Burton by Tim Blanks
N2  - "The exhibition, organized by The Costume Institute, will celebrate the late Alexander McQueen's extraordinary contributions to fashion. From his 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. Approximately one hundred examples will be on view, including signature designs such as the bumster trouser, the kimono jacket, and the Origami frock coat, as well as pieces reflecting the exaggerated silhouettes of the 1860s, 1880s, 1890s, and 1950s that he crafted into contemporary silhouettes transmitting romantic narratives. Technical ingenuity imbued his designs with an innovative sensibility that kept him at fashion's vanguard." -- MMA website
ER  -