Alexander McQueen Honored with an Exhibition at The Met in Spring 2011

The late Alexander McQueen will be honored with a retrospective exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art next Spring 2011. On view from May 4 through July 31, 2011, the exhibition will encompass all of his work, from his Central Saint Martins postgrad collection in 1992 to his final runway presentation this past February. According to the press release, the exhibition will feature approximately 100 examples of McQueen's work from his prolific 19- year career. Drawn primarily from the Alexander McQueen Archive in London, with some pieces from the Givenchy Archive in Paris as well as private collections, signature designs including the bumster trouser, the kimono jacket, and the Origami frock coat will be on view.

"This landmark exhibition continues the Museum's tradition of celebrating designers who changed the course of history and culture by creating new possibilities," said Thomas P. Campbell, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The exhibition will be preceded by The Costume Institute Gala Benefit on May 2, 2011 with Honorary Chairs François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek, and Co-Chairs Colin Firth, Stella McCartney, and Anna Wintour. I'm looking forward to the red carpet for next year's Gala as I'm sure it will not disappoint. Imagine all the Alexander McQueen growns that will make there way up the Met's stairs.