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“
G
ivemetime,andI’llgiveyou
revolutionary,”saidAlexan-
derMcQueen in2001. In
2010,the40-year-oldBritishdesigner
committed suicide, cutting short a
careerthatmadetheterm“revolution-
ary”seemkindofweak.Thismonth,
London’sVictoriaandAlbertMuseum
will reprise “AlexanderMcQueen:
Savage Beauty,” theMetropolitan
MuseumofArt’smassivelysuccessful
2011 show inNewYork.McQueen
made a brash entry onto theworld
stage in1992with a collection titled
“Jack theRipperStalksHisVictims”
andcontinuedtoprovokethroughout
hiscareer,combiningexplosivetheat-
ricality,technicalbrillianceandmanic
inventiveness.The show concludes
withMcQueen’s unfinished 2010
collection, leaving you to wonder
what the great, troubled designer
might have come up with if given
a littlemore time.
—CHRISWRIGHT
(OPENSMARCH14)
LongLiveMcQueen
London’sVictoriaandAlbertMuseum showcases the
dark talentsofBritain’smost original fashiondesigner
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