Alexander McQueen's Savage Beauty is Coming Home!

Almost as unsurprising as TOWIE's Mark and Lauren heading to splitsville is the news that Alexander McQueen's Savage Beauty is coming home! Except this is news that we genuinely care about and are doing a little excited dance as we speak. (Obviously we don't have a patch on Anna Dello Russo's fine footwork…) Nothing has been confirmed by McQueen officials, but Grazia editor Melanie Rickey reckons it's a dead cert and that is good enough for us! 

What is a little bit surprising though, is when it's apparently getting here. We thought that, what with the V&A being under renovation and re-opening its doors pretty soon, it would have been the perfect venue for it; and Savage Beauty would have been the perfect exhibit to christen it. 

Apparently the exhibition is scheduled for 2013, which annoyingly does make sense because it's the 20th anniversary of the house of McQueen. 2013 seems like a long time to wait, so we are hoping that something got lost in translation and we will in fact be getting our Savage Beauty display this year. Somerset House, The Truman Brewery and Battersea Powerstation are among the potential venues, but we will continue to scream "V&A" until someone listens - come on people, it's the easiest option and means we can feast our eyes on the gorgeous exhibit sooner! 

Must-read: Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty the book

For those of you who haven't been to the exhibit at the Met yet, or who live too far away like us (*sniff*), the Savage Beauty book could well be the next best thing. The book, by Andrew Bolton and with contributions from Susannah Frankel and Tim Blanks, acts as an accompaniment to the exhibition. It features some if the most famous and iconic designs made famous by the legend that is the late Lee McQueen, a look back at his career with his own commentary, as well as an interview with the woman of the moment, current Alexander McQueen Creative Director Sarah Burton. A stunning book with 240 pages full of beautiful words and imagery.

What the celebs wore to the Met Gala

The outfits just got better and better throughout the night at the Met Gala, don’t you agree? We don’t think there were many fashion faux pas’ last night, so here is our top 12 (ten was a bit too hard for us!) ultimate favourite looks; well, 13 if you count Uncle Karl :) 

Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson joined Victoria Beckham’s Royal Wedding appearance in proving that being fabulous doesn’t stop when you’re pregnant.

Dream Wardrobe Piece: Alexander McQueen

In keeping with the hype over Kate Middleton's wedding dress and the Met Gala, we thought we'd look for a dream wardrobe piece from the house of McQueen. Although we don't think there is a single item we wouldn't wear with a beaming smile on our faces, this iris print chiffon silk gown has taken our fancy even more than any of the other today. Swoooooon! 

Alexander McQueen Met Gala preview

As you may already know (because we keep reminding you), the Alexander McQueen exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is opening on Wednesday and will run until 31 July. The celebs have been gathering in their masses to attend the preview, and we can honestly say that from what we have seen so far through various pictures via Twitter, there hasn't been a single fashion foot put wrong. Gisele and Daphne Guiness are just a few of the celebs who arrived in McQueen, but we hope by tomorrow, we will see the whole selection.

Coco Rocha, always known for her impeccable fashion choices, said that she wasn't sure what McQueen number to arrive in, as so many of the signature and famous looks were already on display in the museum. Rumour has it that Kate Middleton's wedding dress will be on display too, so we will have to wait and see whether or not this is true. Tonight's gala is also the first event Sarah Burton has attended since the Royal Wedding, so you can be sure she will receive a toast or two during the Scottish-themed dinner (to celebrate McQueen's Scottish roots of course). 

We've previously teased you with pictures of what will be featured in the exhibit, as well as a sneaky peak at Savage Beauty, but we hope to unveil more in the next few days, as well as some of the hottest celebrity looks. Needless to say, we are both excited, and a little bit jealous.

Head to metmuseum.org for more details on the exhibition.

Images courtesy of Richard Young/Rex via The Mail Online

Alexander McQueen celebration in US Vogue

The May edition of American Vogue pays tribute to the legend that is Alexander McQueen.  Their 'Alexander the Great' celebration revisits some of the looks from Savage Beauty, which is to open at the Costume Institute exhibition at New York's Metropolitan museum next month. 

Some more snaps of the Met's McQueen exhibit

The opening day of the exhibit (May 4) is getting closer,  and the catalogue for Savage Beauty was obtained buy The Cut and put online for all to see. These pictures are such a tease, we can't wait to see the entire exhibition in all it's gorgeous McQueen glory.