Kate Middleton, Alexander McQueen’s most famous customer, did not make it to New York for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala Monday night, but many other fashion insiders and global celebrities made the scene. Among the many luminaries included such names as Anna Wintour, Colin Firth and Kanye West.
Hosted by Vouge and held, as it has been for many years, on the first Monday in may, the benefit marks the opening of Savage Beauty, an exhibit of the late McQueen’s iconic designs. The exhibit, which opens to the public on Wednesday, features roughly 100 ensembles and 70 accessories from McQueen’s 19-year career.