has committed suicide, aged 40.The success story of McQueen started aged just 16, when he left school with no qualifications landing himself an apprenticeship with Saville Row tailors Anderson and Shepherd and then going on to work for Gieves & Hawkes.
Lee Alexander McQueen then attended the highly prestigious fashion school, Central St. Martins College of Art and Design where influential fashion stylist Isabella Blow bought the entire collection. She also sadly passed away in 2007.
His shows were one of a kind theatrical and brutally sharp.
Tragically, McQueen's death has been announced just a week before London Fashion Week and only a month before he was set to unveil his new collection in Paris.
Today the world lost one of the most esteemed fashion designers in the world. 'L'enfant terrible' the french nickname given to him due to is controversial influences and
unique and globally recognisable fashion creations.
On a personal level I have studied and admired McQueen's work for years. His work truly got me interested in fashion studies and was a breath of fresh air to students like myself who havn't grown up on Mummy and Daddy's dollar.
Is this a product of an unforgiving fashion industry? If so, might there need someone else to change it? I'd hate to be the new kid on the block of innovative and shocking fashion. Theyve got some boots to fill. RIP.
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