Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Alexander McQueen is undoubtedly the most influential, imaginative and provocative designer of his generation. He challenged fashion conventions and expanded them to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion and the environment. The coffee-table book "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty" explores the full breadth of the designer's career, from the beginnings of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-famous London house.

The magnificent contains his most iconic and radical designs and shows how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring, the specialized techniques of haute couture and technological innovation to achieve his signature aesthetic. It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures that underpinned his collections and extravagant presentations on the catwalk, with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art.

Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art organized by The Costume Institute, this beautiful book includes a foreword 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 engaging new photography by renowned photographer Sølve Sundsbø; and a lenticular cover by Gary James McQueen.

Specifications
Title: Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
Author: Andrew Bolton
Publisher: Yale University
Size: 345 x 255 x 30 mm
Size: 240 pages
Weight: 1974 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780300169782

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