{"id":4643,"date":"2015-08-07T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/?p=4643"},"modified":"2015-09-06T11:04:08","modified_gmt":"2015-09-06T10:04:08","slug":"alexandre-mc-queen-the-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/art\/alexandre-mc-queen-the-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Mc Queen @ the V&#038;A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although no where close to being a fashionista, and looking a bit out of place amongst the most exuberant fashion crowd at this exhibition&#8230; But it was this years must see as I understood it from a friend who had been fascinated at the MET version back in 2011.. and didn&rsquo;t shy away from seeing it again in London over and over \ud83d\ude09\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My high expectations were thoroughly fulfilled by the extreme, daring and art-like pieces on show, as well as by the handsomely dark scenography. The \u00ab\u00a0cabinet de curiosit\u00e9\u00a0\u00bb room filled with extraordinary accessories was in itself worth the trip&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Mc Queen shows were in themselves works of art, in my opinion much more so than many of the \u00ab\u00a0pulling the brain\u00a0\u00bb pieces seen in museums. Clearly thought-provoking and fashion industry-critics, they reveal an interesting personality, quite far from the image I have of a fashion designer. Definitely one to be missed..<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4658\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/main_image-2.jpg\" alt=\"main_image-2\" width=\"940\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/main_image-2.jpg 940w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/main_image-2-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4647\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3828-1280w-sfw-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"img_3828-1280w-sfw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3828-1280w-sfw-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3828-1280w-sfw-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/img_3828-1280w-sfw.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4657\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty-v-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty-v\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty-v-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty-v-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty-v.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4653\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3407-1280w-sfw-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3407-1280w-sfw\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3407-1280w-sfw-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3407-1280w-sfw-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3407-1280w-sfw.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4649\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Savage-Beauty-41-Vogue-12Mar15-pr_b-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Savage-Beauty-41-Vogue-12Mar15-pr_b\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Savage-Beauty-41-Vogue-12Mar15-pr_b-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Savage-Beauty-41-Vogue-12Mar15-pr_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Savage-Beauty-41-Vogue-12Mar15-pr_b.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4654\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MCQU_SS99_0141_catwalking-HI-RES_1000px.jpg\" alt=\"MCQU_SS99_0141_catwalking-HI-RES_1000px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MCQU_SS99_0141_catwalking-HI-RES_1000px.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/MCQU_SS99_0141_catwalking-HI-RES_1000px-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4655\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mcqueen011.jpg\" alt=\"mcqueen011\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mcqueen011.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mcqueen011-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4651\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4651\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4651\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02:  A general view of atmosphere at the press preview for the &quot;Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty&quot; Costume Institute exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2011 in New York City.  (Photo by Andrew H. Walker\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander-mcqueen-savage-beauty-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEW YORK, NY &#8211; MAY 02: A general view of atmosphere at the press preview for the \u00ab\u00a0Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty\u00a0\u00bb Costume Institute exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4645\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12-mcqueensp2007sarabandeflowers-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"12-mcqueensp2007sarabandeflowers\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12-mcqueensp2007sarabandeflowers-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/12-mcqueensp2007sarabandeflowers-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4646\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander_mc_queen4_v_22feb11_pr_b-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"alexander_mc_queen4_v_22feb11_pr_b\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander_mc_queen4_v_22feb11_pr_b-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander_mc_queen4_v_22feb11_pr_b-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/alexander_mc_queen4_v_22feb11_pr_b.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4648\" src=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McQ.1103a\u2013d.EL_-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"McQ.1103a\u2013d.EL\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McQ.1103a\u2013d.EL_.jpg 768w, https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/McQ.1103a\u2013d.EL_-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/> \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although no where close to being a fashionista, and looking a bit out of place amongst the most exuberant fashion crowd at this exhibition&#8230; But it was this years must see as I understood it from a friend who had been fascinated at the MET version back in 2011.. and didn&rsquo;t shy away from seeing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,500,10,100],"tags":[564,563],"class_list":["post-4643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-design-2","category-lifestyle","category-materials-2","tag-fashion","tag-mc-queen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meilinbristiel.com\/leblogdemeilin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}