I want to walk in 10" heels. Just once.

"I try to push the silhouette. To change the silhouette is to change

the thinking of how we look."

-Alexander McQueen

I can’t even begin to express how badly I want to experience Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. From my very first fashion merchandising project that focused on his Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear line, I was in love. The exaggerated hips, the admiration of the shoulders – this man was out to change the way we think about ourselves. He had a way of making the female figure look powerful while maintaining strong sensuality.

He was an artist in every sense of the word. His collections were about far more than making textiles drape the female body in a flattering way. His shows transcended the clothing itself. He calculated everything: every move the model would make, the light that would shine on the garment, every spec of makeup that was painted on the faces, and every inch of the heel that was placed on the feet (Oh God, the shoes).  Models were no longer humans when they marched his catwalk. They were canvases whose sole purpose was to portray his vision.

Maybe I’m looking for the “McQueen” in things, but I still see the influence that the first line I ever studied has.

The fact is that McQueen’s last few months of life broke our hearts, and his death left us empty. Watching his final collection being shown just a couple of weeks after his passing, something didn’t feel right. While I truly believe it to be his best collection ever, it was spawned from the darkest of his days. You can see the loneliness he must have felt just a few short months after his mother’s passing.

We may not have Lee (as he was known to his closest of friends), but atleast we'll always have The Horn of Plenty, Sarabande, and the ever infamous Dress, No. 13.

I only have a month to make it up to NYC to see the exhibition. Since I have a strong feeling I’m going to miss out on it, I’ll have to settle for this. Should be on my door step in 5 days. If anyone wants to join me for a quick weekend trip to the Met, let me know!