Thursday, March 24, 2011

Forget Me Nots

In May of this year, the work of the late, great Alexander McQueen will feature in an exhibit at New York's Metropolitan Muesum entitled Savage Beauty. A noteworthy inclusion is this gown from his Spring/Summer '07 collection, fashioned from a multitude of genuine blooms.


Representative of his flair for the dramatic - and arguably, his untimely demise - the piece is to be to showcased in a bell jar, with the flowers gradually withering over the course of the exhibition.

A similar visual from a current footwear campaign: