Six mannequins at The Ritz Hotel in London were dressed in McQueen yesterday morning.
They, and a smattering of images offer a glimpse into what will be Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty – an exhibition of the designer’s work to be held at the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in May.
Vogue’s Anna Wintour, Andrew Bolton, curator of the Costume Institute at the Met, and Samantha Cameron, wife of Britain’s PM, announced details of the exhibition and annual gala, which will be co-chaired by Stella McCartney, close friend of Lee.
The exhibition runs May 4th – July 31, 2011 and the gala kicks things off, May 2nd.
I am not a gala girl, nor a social scenester, but this night is particularly poignant for me.
I wish I could be there to celebrate Lee, in the dress of my dreams.
It never hurts to put a wish out into that sweet universe, does it?
All photos by Sølve Sundsbø courtesy of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
