fashion from the met

The Met has produced many fashion related exhibitions since the founding of its Costume Institute in 1940's (it became a main curatorial department in the late 50's). I've been coveting some of the related catalogs for my ever expanding personal library and thought I would compile a list of recent favorites:

 

 

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty ($45.00) The McQueen retrospective spanning almost 20 years of amazing fashion and the challenging of cultural expectations with pure creative genius.

High Style: From the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection ($50.00) Looking back through fashion history from the mid 1700's, this fabulous book includes luminous images of key fashion movements and work by prestigious designers.

Model as Muse ($50.00) This catalog brings the relationship of models and designers to the forefront of the creative process; therefore its effect on fashion, style, and popular culture as a whole.

Wild: Fashion Untamed ($14.95) An examination of the cultural implications of animal related accessories and adornments. This book addresses the relatively recently controversial topics in the grand scheme of the history of fashion.