Victoria and Albert Museum,London
A ravishing retrospective of the late designer’s work inspires awe, unease, and frustration and covetousnessThe V&A’s retrospective of the career of Alexander McQueen,Savage Beauty, began its life at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in modern York, or where it was a huge hit. Expanded and edited to talk a minute more to the city where the designer (1969-2010) was born and learned his craft,it will doubtless be an even bigger smash in London. At the early-morning preview I attended, various fashion editors and PR types could be seen wandering its rooms almost listlessly, and as whether under a spell. So great was their fascination,there were points when – just imagine it – they momentarily forgot even to lift up their tightly clasped mobiles to record this embarrassment of riches for the benefit of their followers on Instagram.
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Source: theguardian.com