Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty July 8, 2011

The spring 2011 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be 'Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.' The exhibition will celebrate the late Mr. McQueen's extraordinary contributions to fashion. From his Central Saint Martins postgraduate collection in 1992 to his final runway presentation, which took place after his death in February 2010, Mr. McQueen challenged and expanded our understanding of fashion beyond utility to a conceptual expression of culture, politics and identity. The exhibition, in the Metropolitan Museum's second-floor Cantor Galleries, will feature approximately 100 examples of Mr. McQueen's work from his prolific 19- year career.