Alexander McQueen savage beauty : gallery views narrated by Andrew Bolton

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Bolton, Andrew, 1966-

Contributor:

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McQueen, Alexander, 1969-2010--Exhibitions.

McQueen, Alexander.

Fashion designers--Great Britain--Exhibitions.

Fashion designers.

Genre:

Streaming video

Exhibition catalogs

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file) sound, color

Place of Publication:

New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2011]

New York Metropolitan Museum of Art [2011]

System Details:

System requirements: Flash player

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Summary:

"The exhibition, organized by The Costume Institute, celebrates the late Alexander McQueen's extraordinary contributions to fashion. From his Central Saint Martins 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. The exhibition will feature approximately one hundred ensembles and seventy accessories from Mr. McQueen's prolific nineteen-year career. Drawn primarily from the Alexander McQueen Archive in London, with some pieces from the Givenchy Archive in Paris as well as private collections, signature designs including the "bumster" trouser, the kimono jacket, and the three-point "origami" frock coat will be on view. McQueen's fashions often referenced the exaggerated silhouettes of the 1860s, 1880s, 1890s, and 1950s, but his technical ingenuity always imbued his designs with an innovative sensibility that kept him at the vanguard"--YouTube

Notes:

Title from title frames

OCLC:

739050748

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access