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March 13, 2015

See All the Looks From the ‘Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty’ Opening Gala

By Erica Schwiegershausen

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Last night, London’s Victoria and Albert Museum hosted a gala in honor of the opening of “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” — the second incarnation of the wildly popular retrospective that debuted at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2011. Everyone from Kate Moss to Naomi Campbell and Beth Ditto turned out to celebrate the opening of the show in McQueen’s hometown — many of them throwback McQueen designs. Salma Hayek opted for a fall 2008 McQueen tulle gown adorned with two kissing peacocks, while FKA Twigs chose a spring 2008 design that included parrotlike, rainbow wings. Click through the slideshow to see all of the looks — including Cressida Bonas, Poppy Delevingne, and Laura Carmichael — from last night’s opening.

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FKA Twigs Dress by Alexander McQueen. Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Jamie Hince, Kate Moss  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Naomi Campbell Dress by Alexander McQueen. Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
David Beckham, Victoria Beckham Dress by Victoria Beckham. Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Cressida Bonas  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Salma Hayek, François-Henri Pinault Dress by Alexander McQueen. Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Beth Ditto  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Laura Carmichael Dress by Christopher Kane. Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Poppy Delevingne  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Caroline Issa  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Mary Charteris  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Naomie Harris Dress by Alexander McQueen. Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Annabelle Neilson  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Suzy Menkes  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Alexandra Shulman, Mario Testino  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Giles Deacon, Gwendoline Christie  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Livia Firth, Colin Firth Dress and suit by Alexander McQueen. Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Stella Tennant Dress by Alexander McQueen. Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Natalie Massenet  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Ellen von Unwerth  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Eva Herzigová  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Princess Beatrice of New York  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Jacquetta Wheeler Dress by Alexander McQueen. Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Jenny Bastet, Marc Quinn  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
Erin O'Connor  Photo: 2015 David M. Benett
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