"Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers." - Alexander McQueen

The exhibit was everything I could have ever imagined and more. To see his pieces in print or on television is one thing, but to be up close with such works of art is completely different. The exhibit is a mixture of all of his work from his 1992 post-graduate collection from Central St. Martin, his early days at Givenchy up until his last, unfinished, collection - Fall/Winter 2010. It includes 100 creations and about 70 accessories; including the famed alien shoes and armadillo pumps, box clutch and various headpieces. The exhibit is divided by "themes" - The Romantic Mind, Romantic Gothic & Cabinet of Curiosities, Romantic Nationalism, Romantic Exoticism, Romantic Primitivism & Romantic Naturalism.
Cameras are not allowed in the exhibit, but these are some of my favourite pieces, with pictures from The Daily Telegraph, Harper's Bazaar, Forbes, MetMuseum.com & The Cut;
Gold feathered jacket; Fall/Winter 2010

Spring/Summer 2001; Birds

Fall/Winter 2009-2010; Horn of Plenty

Spring/Summer 2007; Sarabande

Spring/Summer 2001; Voss
dress made of razor cut clams, striped and varnished

Spring/Summer 1998; Untitled

Fall/Winter 06-07; Widows of Culloden
worn by Sarah Jessica Parker when she accompanied Alexander McQueen at the Met Ball
If you have the chance, I strongly suggest you check out the exhibit – buy tickets in advance to save some time and go early!
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