Last week I suddenly decided to go to new york to attend the blockbuster exhibit "Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty"。The renowned, controversial designer committed suicide in February 2010, and the exhibit went up May 2011. It was very unusual for MET. Because it ended in two days, I did expect a long wait but once the taxi approached the main entrance, i was stunned by the four layers of people and the guard told us that the wait would be more than 3 hours, even the no-wait privilege a member once had was revoked. I predicated the last day would be a lot worse (I was right as the wait went to 6 hours) so I dashed into the line under rain. It was a painful process due to the heat caused by too many fashion enthusiasts in the halls and soreness from long standing on our foot. But when I finally entered the exhibit hall and I was astonished by McQueen's imagination, skills in tailoring and visual impact. It was first time seen real couture as clothing been entirely hand sewn. His dresses were more sculptural than strictly fashion, some of his clothes were neither fashion nor art but a previously unseen hybrid of both. At the moment I felt it was totally worth the wait. It was quite an experience that I would not forget for a long time. On the way out around 12:45 AM the next day( Sunday) morning, I had a chat with one of workers and was told that this exhibition was one of the 10 most-visited exhibitions in the museum's 141-year history. 
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