Homage to Alexander McQueen

It wasn't very easy to get in to the McQueen's exhibit today at the MET, but not for me ( tip: get a membership at the MET and you will not wait in the line, express access ;) ) Fans, artists, critics from around the world were lining up to discover the "Savage Beauty" hidden inside the museum.
After being there, It became very clear to me why McQueen exhibit is showcased at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. McQueen's designs address themes beyond the ambitions of fashion, there is sophistication behind the designer's dark sensibility, mythic images, brutality, romance & ideals of heroic women, beauty in the unconventional.

It did feel more about art. Anyway It was never, ‘Oh is that comfortable?’ It was all about the vision and the head-to-toe look of it. He was a designer who was making a world and telling a story.
So now having Mcqueen Chef d'oeuvres alongside with Rodin, Cezanne, Dali & ancient arts is the greatest homage to the man and the artist who crossed all barriers and created an unprecedented art.

I also apreciated his statement and it made me understand better his sharp & aggressive cuts " I want to empower women. I want people to be afraid of the women I Dress"
The extraordinarily large exhibition spans the history of the designer's 19-year career, including his fashion school graduation collection, "Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims," his time at Givenchy, and all of his own company's collections up to and including the unofficially titled "Angels and Demons," which Burton finished after his death.

The show is divided into six sections. The Romantic Mind examines McQueen's technical skills, focusing on dramatic jackets and dresses. Romantic Gothic highlights the designer's love of the Victorian era, which he often re-imagined with a bondage flair. Romantic Nationalism focuses on McQueen's Scottish heritage and fascination with British history—it includes many gorgeous tartans, some from his "Highland Rape" collection. Romantic Exoticism explores the influence of other cultures, especially Asian ones, on McQueen's design aesthetic. And finally Romantic Primitivism and Romantic Naturalism respectively look at the designer's interests in the "noble savage" and his using of raw materials from nature.


It's hard to say what the standouts in this show are, because it is a show of standouts,
the extraordinary was that he would use anything, any material to create his art, corals, horse hair, metal, bamboo...you name it . 

But I will surely post my picks very soon... that will include the amazing masks!

Film clips from McQueen's legendary runway shows are sprinkled throughout the exhibition, including one of Dress No. 13, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reK0A1XIjKA from the Spring/Summer '99 collection, where robots shot spray paint at a model in a muslin dress as her body was spun around in circles on a runway. A hologram of Kate Moss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cou04-vOZx8&feature=related, from another runway show, is also on display in the exhibition.

Fashion like this could only come from a brilliant yet dark mind. It's tragic that Alexander McQueen ended his life and career so soon. But his work will still be on the cutting edge for many years to come. While Kate Middleton's wedding gown will undoubtedly become the most famous work associated with the designer's name, it will never be the most impressive.