{"product_id":"alexander-mcqueen-9781851778270","title":"Alexander McQueen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFashion is a big bubble, and sometimes I feel like popping it.\u003c\/em\u003e — Alexander McQueen, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis definitive publication on \u003cem\u003eAlexander McQueen\u003c\/em\u003e (1969 - 2010) invites you into the creative mind and world of one of Britain's most brilliant, daring, and provocative designers, exploring the many themes and references that shaped his visionary fashion collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanying the V\u0026amp;A's landmark exhibition \u003cem\u003eAlexander McQueen: Savage Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e, and taking the key themes of tailoring, gothic, primitivism, naturalism, and futurism, this comprehensive catalogue features previously unseen material, as well as groundbreaking essays and feature spreads by multiple authors and leading fashion commentators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis kaleidoscopic approach explores themes central to the designer's work and his collections, such as the psychology of fashion, natural history, the theatre and spectacle of his shows, and the key creative collaborators during McQueen's lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlexander McQueen\u003c\/em\u003e also offers an encyclopaedic survey of McQueen's catwalk collections, illustrated with striking images by leading fashion photographers, and specially commissioned photographs that capture the breathtaking skill of his designs and the awesome theatricality of his shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book accompanies \u003cem\u003eAlexander McQueen: Savage Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e (14 March to 19 July 2015), developed and expanded from the 2011 blockbuster show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288345002220,"sku":"9781851778270","price":110.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/8338573482847.jpg?v=1770543064","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/alexander-mcqueen-9781851778270","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}