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"From opening on May 4, we have had more than 625,000 visitors," museum press officer Nancy Chilton told AFP, adding that the show had already seen the highest attendance of any exhibition staged by the Met's Costume Institute.
"It is among the Museum’s top 20 blockbusters."
The Met organized special Monday viewings of the popular exhibition when the museum is otherwise closed to the public, at a cost of $50 per visitor. The McQueen show will stay open until midnight on Saturday and Sunday.
McQueen died February 11 last year at the age of 40 after a career that spanned nearly half his life. He consistently amazed the fashion world with his impeccable tailoring skills, learned on Savile Row, and lavish creativity.
A British inquest heard he took cocaine, sleeping pills and tranquilizers before hanging himself.
Sarah Burton, who is now the artistic director at the McQueen fashion house, designed Kate Middleton's dress for her wedding to Britain's Prince William in April.
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"It is among the Museum’s top 20 blockbusters."
The Met organized special Monday viewings of the popular exhibition when the museum is otherwise closed to the public, at a cost of $50 per visitor. The McQueen show will stay open until midnight on Saturday and Sunday.
McQueen died February 11 last year at the age of 40 after a career that spanned nearly half his life. He consistently amazed the fashion world with his impeccable tailoring skills, learned on Savile Row, and lavish creativity.
A British inquest heard he took cocaine, sleeping pills and tranquilizers before hanging himself.
Sarah Burton, who is now the artistic director at the McQueen fashion house, designed Kate Middleton's dress for her wedding to Britain's Prince William in April.
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