Romantic Gothic 

Widows of Culloden AW06

The Girl who Lived in a Tree AW08

The Romantic Nationalism room was beautiful and I felt like these designs truly represent McQueen and how strongly he felt about his heritage with the Widows of Culloden collection from AW06 showing the beauty in the MacQueen tartan romanticised with intricate lace, and The Girl who lived in a Tree collection from AW08 showing ruffled textures and the royalty of a fairytale, really worked well together to show the true heritage of Alexander McQueen.

The Cabinet of Curiosities 

Romantic Naturalism

Plato's Atlantis SS10

The collection I was most looking forward to see was the Plato's Atlantis collection from S/S 2010, which was McQueens final show before his sudden death. This collection didn't just show the evolution of human kind but the devolution too which is an interesting concept to think about. There was also a contrast between nature and technology. The prints showed inspiration from nature through coral reefs, where as some of the shoes of the collection were 3D printed. However not all of them were made this way, as this was the first introduction of the 'Armadillo' boots, which to this day are used and interpreted by many designers and consumers are still intrigued as to how it is even possible to walk in them. The collection looked so powerful with the mannequins all in a row like a line of soldiers, along with the Nick Knight's Show Studio video being played behind that was included during the live stream of the show which was used to help create an interactive dialogue between creator and consumer. 

Savage Beauty is spectacular and definitely a must see exhibition!

"There is no way back for me now, I'm going to take you on journeys you've never dreamed were possible." Alexander McQueen