{"product_id":"alexander-mcqueen-savage-andrew-bolton","title":"Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN:\"\u003eArguably the most influential imaginative and provocative designer of his generation Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race class sexuality religion and the environment. \u003cbr class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN:\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN:\"\u003eAlexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. It features his most iconic and radical designs revealing how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring the specialized techniques of haute couture and technological innovation to achieve his distinctive aesthetic. It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures underpinning his collections and extravagant runway presentations with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN:\"\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN:\"\u003ePublished to coincide with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art organized by The Costume Institute this stunning book includes a preface 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 captivating new photography by renowned photographer Sølve Sundsbø; and a lenticular cover by Gary James McQueen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN:\"\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN:\"\u003eAlexander McQueen: Savage Beauty celebrates the astounding creativity and originality of a designer who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN:\"\u003e   \t\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e 240 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Metropolitan Museum of Art; First Edition Later Printing edition (May 31 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300169787\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 978-0300169782\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e    Product Dimensions:     \u003c\/b\u003e    10 x 1.2 x 13.5 inches    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping Weight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3 pounds \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graphic Design","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":31377757634631,"sku":"300169787","price":54.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/6595\/8983\/products\/51iyv1iRXqL.jpg?v=1574919580","url":"https:\/\/bookhiipacosa.myshopify.com\/products\/alexander-mcqueen-savage-andrew-bolton","provider":"BookHiipaCosa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}