"When I first watched it, it was purely visceral, and made me question the requisites of clothing."
Curator Andrew Bolton on Alexander McQueen.
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Alexander McQueen's extreme fashion
"When I first watched it, it was purely visceral, and made me question the requisites of clothing."
Andrew Bolton
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Andrew Bolton
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Wendy Yu Curator in Charge, The Costume Institute
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Design House Alexander McQueen
Designer Alexander McQueen
spring/summer 1999