A. Queen @ Met

Met Museum of Art, NYC -- "You have got to know the rules to break them," said clothing designer Alexander McQueen. "That's what I'm here for. To demolish the rules but to keep the tradition." He would put two conflicting fabrics together, but the secret was tailoring. He was "so confident" in his early forms and silhouettes (including the 1993 "bumster" pant riding the hip) that they remained consistent.