A spectacular celebration of fashion’s great provocateur.
Published to accompany the landmark Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, this lavishly illustrated volume offers an extraordinary journey through the dark, romantic and uncompromising world of Alexander McQueen.
Featuring some of the designer’s most extraordinary creations—from his early London collections through his groundbreaking work for Givenchy and the Alexander McQueen label—the book captures the tension that made McQueen’s work so unforgettable: beauty and brutality, life and death, nature and technology, vulnerability and power.
With dramatic photography and richly detailed imagery, Savage Beauty explores McQueen’s theatrical vision and his extraordinary ability to transform fashion into something closer to sculpture, performance and fine art. The iconic skull motif, feathered creations, intricate tailoring and fantastical silhouettes all appear within these pages.
First published in 2011, the book has become an important piece of McQueen and fashion-design history, particularly for collectors who were captivated by the hugely influential Savage Beauty exhibition.
A gorgeous coffee-table book and collectible design object, equally suited to a fashion library, dressing room, studio or sophisticated eclectic interior.