A true fashion lover is someone who stood in line at the Met Museum for 3+ hours to see the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibit. So that person surely would appreciate the book of the same name, as a holiday gift. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton, Tim Blanks, Susannah Frankel and Sølve Sundsbø, features interviews, brilliant photography of McQueen and his iconic designs, quotes from the designer and a stunning lenticular hard cover portraying McQuen’s face melded with a metallic skull. The book is a true coffee table centerpiece and fashion masterpiece, and those who know and love McQueen surely won’t be disappointed!
Here’s an overview from Barnes & Noble:
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 his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. It features his most iconic and radical designs, revealing how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring, the specialized techniques of haute couture, and technological innovation to achieve his distinctive aesthetic. It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures underpinning his collections and extravagant runway presentations, with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art.
Published to coincide with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art organized by The Costume Institute, this stunning book includes a preface by Andrew Bolton; an introduction by Susannah Frankel; an interview by Tim Blanks with Sarah Burton, creative director of the house of Alexander McQueen; illuminating quotes from the designer himself; provocative and captivating new photography by renowned photographer Sølve Sundsbø; and a lenticular cover by Gary James McQueen.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty celebrates the astounding creativity and originality of a designer who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion.
Buy the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty book for $22.50 at Barnes & Noble.
My bff surprised me with this as a gift. I can’t put it down.
Oh that’s awesome! I’m going to get one too – it looks amazing!