Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (Fashion Studies)

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Can we first off just praise the cover I mean unique, which is a way of describing the designer as well. The cover has a single, holographic image of McQueen's face that dissolves, at a tilt, into a molten metal skull. No sólo es un libro de moda y un libro de arte, sino un libro para mirar, admirar, disfrutar, inspirarse, escapar. Produced to coincide with an exhibit of the late designer's work, this is more tour de force than catalog. Garrels, Gary, Jon-Ove Steihaug, and Sheena Wagstaff, editors; preface by Karl Ove Knausgaard; essays by Patricia G.

After this, the book is divided into sections such as ‘The Romantic Mind’, ‘Romantic Primitivism’ and ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’, mirroring the layout of the exhibition. At the centre of the book is a Cabinet of Curiosities gatefold with a specially commissioned photo shoot that showcases McQueen's breath-taking attention to detail.I'm so glad I got this, it's a fantastic coffee table book and something that will doubtless fascinate any guest with the holographic cover.

His designs were all about the curves and angles of the fabric on a woman’s body, front frills and flaps, and everything he did was multi-dimensional: vividly 3D with deep stories and intense feelings lurking. Habe ihn wegen einer Kleinigkeit kontaktiert, bekam sofort eine Antwort, das Buch war wirklich makellos, perfekt verpackt und wurde umgehend geliefert.The catalog—with its gorgeous images placed alongside provocative, incisive, and often puzzling conversational quotes from the designer himself—makes for an interesting way to get a peek at the show for those of us who won’t be lucky enough to make it to New York this summer.

McQueen's brilliance is celebrated in this sumptuous tome The hologram cover makes it a collector's item. While most people, by now, will have heard much about the exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, . The book is visually stunning, with full page photographs of individual pieces that permits you to study the exquisite detail of each garment and accessory up close.Careful editing means the result offers a powerful insight into the darker side of the designer’s mind.

Personal quotes feature opposite McQueen's deeply personal fashion, creating a remarkable approximation of an autobiography. I first saw mcqueens work in a documentary about the met gala, and I was immediately struck with how much I gravitated toward his work. I found it to be pretty fascinating stuff - it is kind of amazing the reactions that some of the pictures can evoke. El libro muestra los mejores atuendos de sus colecciones como: Jack stalks his victims (1994), Highland Rape (1995), Dante (1996), It’s a Jungle out there (1997), Joan (1998), No. Celebrating the astounding creativity and originality of designer Alexander McQueen, who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion An authoritative and moving insight into the legacy of the British designer.

He was always true to himself, carrying his vision to its completion - very quickly - because new and fresh ideas were constantly coming into his head.