10:05AM, Monday 09 March 2015
This Saturday the much-anticipated Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibition will open at the V&A.
It is the only major retrospective in Europe of the work of the visionary fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen.
One of the most innovative designers of his generation, McQueen was celebrated for his extraordinary creative talent.
He combined a profound grasp of tailoring and eclectic range of influences with a relentless pursuit to challenge the boundaries of art and fashion, blending the latest technology with traditional craftsmanship.
Originally created by the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Savage Beauty will be edited and expanded for the V&A’s large exhibition galleries.
It will feature 30 additional garments, including some rare early pieces, lent by private individuals and collectors such as Katy England and Annabelle Neilson as well as pieces from the Isabella Blow Collection and the House of Givenchy.
A new section will be added to the exhibition, focusing on McQueen’s fledgling development as a designer in London. Other new garments that will be displayed include a red ballet dress from The Girl Who Lived in the Tree (A/W 2008-9) and a white feathered dress from The Horn of Plenty (A/W 2009-10).
In total, the exhibition will showcase more than 200 ensembles and accessories, the largest number of individual pieces designed by McQueen and collaborators ever seen together. They range from McQueen’s Central Saint Martins’ postgraduate collection of 1992 to his final designs for A/W 2010, completed after his death, and are drawn primarily from the Alexander McQueen archive in London.
Admission £16 (concessions available). V&A Members go free. Advance booking is advised – this can be done in person at the V&A; online at www.vam.ac.uk/savagebeauty; or by calling 0800 912 6961 (booking fee applies)
Pictures are courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum London.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, in partnership with Swarovski, supported by American Express, with thanks to M.A.C Cosmetics and made possible with the co-operation of Alexander McQueen.
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