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Author McQueen, Alexander, 1969-2010.

Title Alexander McQueen : savage beauty / Andrew Bolton ; with contributions by Susannah Frankel and Tim Blanks ; photography by Sølve Sundsbø.

Publication Info. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven, Conn. : Distributed by Yale University Press, [2011]
©2011

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 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  391 BOL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  746.92 M24    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Oversize Shelving  F746.9209 M24B    Check Shelf
Description 240 pages : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 35 cm
Note 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-[237]).
Contents The romantic mind -- Romantic Gothic -- Romantic nationalism -- Romantic exoticism -- Romantic primitivism -- Romantic naturalism -- Cabinet of curiosities -- An interview with Sarah Burton by Tim Blanks.
Summary "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.
Subject McQueen, Alexander, 1969-2010 -- Exhibitions.
Fashion designers -- Great Britain -- Exhibitions.
Costume design -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Costume design -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century -- Exhibitions.
Fashion design -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Fashion design -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century -- Exhibitions.
Fashion photography.
Burton, Sarah -- Interviews.
Added Author Bolton, Andrew, 1966-
Frankel, Susannah.
Blanks, Tim.
Sundsbø, Sølve.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title Savage beauty
ISBN 0300169787
9780300169782: $50.00
1588394123
9781588394125
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