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Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
Andrew Bolton
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Description for Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
Hardback. "I never conformed to any sort of fashion ideal. My idea was always to show reality, even though I started at Savile Row and ended up at Givenchy in Paris; to depict the times I live in." -Alexander McQueen, Harper's Bazaar, September 2008 Series: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Num Pages: 240 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AKB; AKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 342 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1928.
Celebrating the astounding creativity and originality of designer Alexander McQueen, who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion
“An authoritative and moving insight into the legacy of the British designer.”—Carola Long, Financial Times
“McQueen’s brilliance is celebrated in this sumptuous tome.”—Harper’s Bazaar
“Excellent.”—Huffington Post
Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of ... Read more
Celebrating the astounding creativity and originality of designer Alexander McQueen, who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion
“An authoritative and moving insight into the legacy of the British designer.”—Carola Long, Financial Times
“McQueen’s brilliance is celebrated in this sumptuous tome.”—Harper’s Bazaar
“Excellent.”—Huffington Post
Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press New York
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300169782
SKU
V9780300169782
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Andrew Bolton
Andrew Bolton is curator at The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Susannah Frankel is fashion editor of The Independent newspaper. Tim Blanks is contributing editor of Style.com.
Reviews for Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
“An authoritative and moving insight into the legacy of the British designer.”—Carola Long, Financial Times (Christmas Books) “Excellent catalogue.”—Huffington Post “McQueen’s brilliance is celebrated in this sumptuous tome. . . . The hologram cover makes it a collector’s item.”—Harper’s Bazaar “A captivating tribute to the designer’s most radical and beautiful creations. . . . I love all ... Read more