the new Alexander McQueen exhibit, "Savage Beauty," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, ..New York.

A shoe design is seen on display during a press preview of the new Alexander McQueen exhibit, "Savage Beauty," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Monday, May 2, 2011, in New York. The retrospective of McQueen's work, the first to be staged since his suicide last year, opens this week at the Costume Institute at the Met putting the focus on complement of contrast. The exhibition runs from May 4 to July 31, 2011



Exhibit curator Andrew Bolton speaks during a press conference after previewing the new Alexander McQueen exhibit, "Savage Beauty," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Monday, May 2, 2011, in New York. McQueen was always drawn to a challenge, especially when he could question normal conventions of beauty and fashion, says Bolton. The exhibition runs from May 4 to July 31, 2011.




A design is seen on display during a press preview of the new Alexander McQueen exhibit, "Savage Beauty," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Monday, May 2, 2011, in New York. The retrospective of McQueen's work, the first to be staged since his suicide last year, opens this week at the Costume Institute at the Met putting the focus on complement of contrast. The exhibition runs from May 4 to July 31, 2011




Designs are seen on display during a press preview of the new Alexander McQueen exhibit, "Savage Beauty," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Monday, May 2, 2011, in New York. A retrospective of his work _ the first to be staged since his suicide last year _ opens this week at the Costume Institute at the Met putting the focus on complement of contrast. The exhibition runs from May 4 to July 31, 2011