article_snippet: Finishing touches: A curator works on an exhibit (left), while right, one of the structured gowns for which McQueen became famous .
article_snippet: Last pieces: These designs are taken from McQueen's S/S10 collection which was inspired by sea creatures .
article_snippet: Enfant terrible: One of McQueen's more shocking stunts involved spraying model Shalom Harlow with paint during Shalom Harlow S/S98 show .
article_snippet: A V&A assistant poses next to a dress taken from McQueen's The Girl Who Lived In The Tree A/W 2008 collection .
article_snippet: Changing times: McQueen's sea creature inspired S/S10 collection (left) and a dress from his A/W08 Widows of Culloden collection .
article_snippet: McQueen was famous for producing pieces that erred on the side of gothic such as these three dresses .
article_snippet: JS Collections mermaid gown at Macy's .