article_snippet: Savage Beauty, which opens next month but had a preview for A-List stars this evening, includes pieces from the unfinished 2010 collection as well as new pieces lent by Alexander 'Lee' McQueen's friends, among them stylist Katy England.
article_snippet: Spectacular: A curator puts the final touches to some of the dresses that make up the V&A's new Savage Beauty retrospective .
article_snippet: Supersized: The new exhibition is the largest Alexander 'Lee' McQueen retrospective ever held in Europe .
article_snippet: But it is the new Savage Beauty retrospective that will be the largest retrospective of McQueen's work hosted by the museum, with more than 200 different pieces set to go on show.
article_snippet: Savage Beauty is a celebration of the most imaginative and talented designer of our time.' 'I am thrilled to announce that the V&A will bring this wonderful exhibition to London to celebrate the extraordinary creative talent of one of the most innovative designers of recent times,' adds V&A director Martin Roth.
article_snippet: Setting the scene: Savage Beauty opens at the V&A next month, with tickets due to go on sale on the 14th March .
highlights_snippet: The V&A's new Savage Beauty exhibition is the largest retrospective of Alexander 'Lee' McQueen work ever held in Europe .
  