Arts and Accessories Adventures

On Saturday I saw Savage Beauty at the Met… and I completely understand the idea behind Met Mondays now and paying extra to see the exhibit. Wish I would have done it. We bypassed the line and inside it was insanely crowded, like more crowded than any exhibit/piece I’ve seen in any museum ever. I’m glad I went, although I wanted to read all the little blurbs couldn’t get close enough. I’m familiar with McQueen’s work but there really is something to being so close to a look that you could lift your hand and feel the fabric.

 

(images via blog.metmuseum.org)

My favorite pieces from the exhibition. The ensemble on the right is the one I wish I could have touched. And I’ve been obsessed with the tartan dress ever since Sarah Jessica Parker wore it to the Met years ago.

Comments

  1. says

    Oh man, what a cool exhibit! I love going to museums–I went to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago when I was visiting friends last year for Thanksgiving, and there was a really interesting-looking Muppet exhibit. We didn’t end up going, though, because it was doubleplus expensive and also had like a three-hour wait. I love museums, but I don’t love crowds! It’s so neat that you got to see all his stuff live, if not necessarily up-close thanks to all the people.

    • says

      I would have loved to see a Muppet exhibit. Seriously, the Miss Piggy dresses alone would be worth it. The wait for Savage Beauty was 2+ hours and a lot of my friends actually stood in that line… crazy!  There wasn’t a wait like that to see the Mona Lisa! 

    • says

      The book cover is slightly creepy and very very McQueen. And it does have photos of the displays and a lot of the information I couldn’t get close enough to read (and then some). 

  2. says

    Love these pictures!  It was totally worth it to see the exhibit, right?!  There were so many pieces I loved, but I think overall I was most impressed by the exhibit as a whole and how cohesive it was, as well as having good flow from one room (style) to the next.

    • says

      I was really glad that they didn’t just take runway shows and string them together.  I feel like the exhibit should have been larger though, there are so many amazing McQueen creations. 

    • says

      If you can’t get there before it closes the book is apparently really good. I only flipped through a few pages but I’m tempted to add it to my growing collection of fashion books.