tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118955625957053567.post1287106504666616018..comments2023-07-03T07:33:37.107-07:00Comments on Aestheticus Rex: McQueen Savage Beauty ExhibitionPatrick Sheehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11237658330558641719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118955625957053567.post-24227395515715632592011-06-20T21:34:25.300-07:002011-06-20T21:34:25.300-07:00Great post! I just visited this exhibit, too, and ...Great post! I just visited this exhibit, too, and while the edginess of McQueen's designs and materials (balsa wood, mussel shells) certainly grabbed my attention at first, I found myself marveling over how he constructed these garments. It IS all about the tailoring.<br /><br />That tailoring was, to me at least, the hallmark of Sarah Burton's design of Kate Middleton's wedding dress. The conception of that dress was sedate by McQueen standards, but the engineering of it, the subtlety of the corset and bustle, was the real McQueen touch.Gem Jewelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446884241903528763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118955625957053567.post-4002815279333074462011-06-20T18:58:16.606-07:002011-06-20T18:58:16.606-07:00Great post. Your analysis of the tailoring is spot...Great post. Your analysis of the tailoring is spot on. <br /><br />I recently saw this exhibit, too, and while McQueen's edgy designs and eclectic choice of materials (shells, balsa wood, feathers!) certainly grabbed my attention, seeing the clothes in person made me realize what masterful tailoring stands behinds these creations. <br /><br />When I got my first glimpse of Kate Middleton's wedding gown, I was initially disappointed because the gown seemed relatively tame for a dress from the house of McQueen. But after considering it more closely, I realized that the tailoring Burton brought to the construction of that dress was the McQueen touch I had been looking for.Gem Jewelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446884241903528763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118955625957053567.post-25177516801278139352011-05-14T05:57:39.568-07:002011-05-14T05:57:39.568-07:00yes, that one was the most evocative of all!yes, that one was the most evocative of all!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360598590326695970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118955625957053567.post-2730298430564291752011-05-11T23:34:01.735-07:002011-05-11T23:34:01.735-07:00Wow that was really gorgeous. I'm loving those...Wow that was really gorgeous. I'm loving those displays and the wonderful eye-candy details of each dress. Its really a sad day for fashionista to see them go. <a href="http://www.buyaionaccountsforsale.com" rel="nofollow">buy aion accounts</a>Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272765717449169704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3118955625957053567.post-66635901484903059002011-05-10T01:34:52.421-07:002011-05-10T01:34:52.421-07:00Hello:
You are so right when you say that McQueen ...Hello:<br />You are so right when you say that McQueen has left us with a fashion legacy, and one which, in our view, will endure.<br /><br />But perhaps the most important point is the one which you make so clearly, that McQueen was trained as a tailor and this, we feel, underlies and gives substance and stature to all of his work.<br /><br />We should love to see this exhibition, which is clearly hugely popular, but, alas, the Atlantic Ocean separates us from it! This post is the next best thing!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com