If you have been following my blog in the past month, you would probably notice that I am going through my Alexander McQueen phase (Albeit a little too late since he passed in 2010). So last week I went to see his highly-publicized exhibition at the Met: Savage Beauty.
I have always loved fashion but I have never appreciated Haute Couture, mainly because it felt so inaccessible and unnecessarily extravagant. I never viewed it as an art-form-until I saw the exhibition. It was dark, it had drama, it was angry, it was political and it made me think. Every piece told a story that made an emotionally resonant, impactful statement. I believe some of the items transcended into art. Yes, it doesn’t hurt that people like Lady Gaga and Madonna were his billboards and gave him more exposure in his last years, but you could see his wicked humor, intelligence and amazing talent in each collection. The ability to translate emotion into a garment or collection is, to me, the sign of a true artist.
You can preview the ‘Savage Beauty’ exhibition at the link below:
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