This was Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen, Spine Corset, Spring/Summer 1998 Aluminum and black leather. Said McQueen to Harper’s Bazaar, April 2007, “I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists. I have to force people to look at things."

Shaun Leane for Alexander McQueen.  Spine Corset, spring/summer 1998 Aluminum and black leather.  “I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists. I have to force people to look at things.” McQueen Harper’s Bazaar, April 2007 Shaun Leane states, 'He was always fascinated by the spine. So he asked me to create a corset, which was the spine with the rib cage, so that the girl could actually wear this as a corset on the outside of her body, so we would see the beauty of these bone structures on the outside, attached to the dress.'

It may be a while off, but major institutions are wasting no time in honoring the late fashion designer, Alexander McQueen, and his extraordinay and influential contributions to fashion as art. In May 2011, an exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,

Visionary English fashion designer Alexander McQueen has passed away at the age of 40. He was found dead at his property in the West End of London; early sources suspect suicide.   Read More...