Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Savage Beauty Day 2

House of Givenchy Haute Couture
Ensemble, Eclect Dissect, autumn/winter 1997-98
Dress and gloves of black leather, Collar of red pheasant feathers and resin vulture skulls by Simon Costin.

Closeup of collar with red pheasant feather and resin vulture skulls.

"I don't think like the average person on the street.  I think quite perversely sometimes."*

*Alexander McQueen, Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton, Solve Sundsbo, Tim Blanks and Susannah Frankel - exhibition hardcover catalogue

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