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" Despite the fact that the Alexander McQueen Exhibit opened over two months ago at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, when I went last weekend it was still packed and with good reason. The exhibit named &amp;quot;Savage Beauty&amp;quot; was everything you would expect of Alexander McQueen: artistic, beautiful, and romantic with a dark side. There are 6 different galleries within the exhibit, all following a Romanticism theme. While I&amp;#039;m not passionate about fashion as art (I like fashion as wearable items), I must say that the exhibit was quite fascinating.  One of my favorite galleries was &amp;quot;Romantic Exoticism,&amp;quot; which showcased pieces of his interpretation on the Japanese Kimono. Another interesting gallery was &amp;quot;The Romantic Mind,&amp;quot; which displayed beautifully tailored jackets and his risqu\u00E9 &amp;quot;bumster&amp;quot; pants, which sit so low on the hips that the buttocks is exposed. While standing in line for the exhibit, I overheard a male ask his female friend &amp;quot;Is this some sort of dress exhibit?&amp;quot; (He clearly was not interested and got duped into going.) It was so much more than just a dress exhibit. While a little darker than I prefer, his pieces are truly inspirational leaving you wondering &amp;quot;What was going on his mind to think of something so imaginative?&amp;quot; You would never look at one of his pieces and think that you&amp;#039;ve seen it somewhere else. There is a quote from Alexander McQueen that says, &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;ve got to know the rules to break them. That&amp;#039;s what I&amp;#039;m here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.&amp;quot; And he does just that with this exhibit. Whether you agree or not, his pieces make a bold statement and inspire you to think outside the box and push your own creative boundaries, which is the true mark of a great designer. The exhibit goes until August 7th, so if you get the chance I highly recommend going to see it. Can&amp;#039;t get enough fashion? Check out my blog Polyvore.com: A Fashionista&amp;#039;s Playground  If you&amp;#039;re interested in visiting us to see how we test products at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, please go to goodhousekeeping.com/ghritours. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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