Back when the world was normal, I would probably have been fine with this book taking up permanent residence on my coffee table, but I'm finding that McQueen's tortured and dark outlook on the world is more relevant than ever.

Hyun, Shanay Jhaveri, Ronda Kasl, Wolfram Koeppe, Elizabeth Mankin Kornhauser, Alisa LaGamma, Sarah Lepinski, Pengliang Lu, Virginia McBride, Constance McPhee, Asher E. If you weren’t lucky enough to experience ‘Savage Beauty’, the exhibition, firsthand, you can still indulge in the visionary delight of the late designer Alexander McQueen’s work in this stunning hardback.McQueen's technical precision and lightness of touch, along with that weird, wild, and wandering imagination, are apparent in every image.

The book also includes Tim Blanks's interview with McQueen's successor, Sarah Burton—one of the most extensive that's been conducted to date. After this, the book is divided into sections such as ‘The Romantic Mind’, ‘Romantic Primitivism’ and ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’, mirroring the layout of the exhibition. Habe ihn wegen einer Kleinigkeit kontaktiert, bekam sofort eine Antwort, das Buch war wirklich makellos, perfekt verpackt und wurde umgehend geliefert. Stunning book, a top quality book full of great photos, it's large and heavy and feels luxurious in your hands.

This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May 4 - July 31 2011.