The best to ever do it has died. Alexander McQueen was found dead at his flat in London, and is believed to have hung himself. I absolutely loved his shoes and he was my fave designer. So sad & very tragic...Bio (source):
Lee Alexander McQueen was the youngest of six children, brought up in the East End of London and obsessed by fashion his entire childhood. After leaving school at 16, he worked as an apprentice tailor on Savile Row, home of bespoke men’s tailoring for several years. He also created clothes for theatrical costumiers Angels and Berman’s. Only after this practical education in the construction of clothes did McQueen move into fashion design, firstly working for designer Koji Tatsuno, then Romeo Gigli in Milan. He eventually found his way to to Central Saint Martins, by this time aged 21, to undertake an MA in fashion design.His graduate collection from Central St Martins was bought by legendary stylist and fashion muse, Isabella Blow, who continued to support and mentor him for the rest of her life. He launched his own label straight away and began building his reputation for uncompromising design and mind-blowing theatrics at his shows.
No comments:
Post a Comment