Alexander McQueen's Shocking Suicide Rocked NY/London Fashion Week [images and video]
1. Alexander McQueen's Shocking Suicide Rocked NY/London
Fashion Week [images and video]
In the particular midst of fashion Week throughout The Large Apple City, unfortunate news will
definitely shape the particular mood with the events beneath the actual famous white tents in Bryant
Park. Acclaimed fashion designer Alexander McQueen continues to end up being able to be reported
dead, from an apparent suicide, around the day his newest endeavor had been to be unveiled to the
world."McQueen's secondary line, McQ, was to be offered TODAY as part of The Huge Apple Style
Week. KCD, the actual PR company handling the particular show, says the presentation will be
canceled," the Huffington post noted.
The handbill pertaining to his event:
McQueen had turn out to be much more renowned lately with regard to outfitting your
outrageous Lady Gaga inside the video [below] on the girl behalf song, "Bad Romance." Nearly All
2. notably, throughout an awe-inspiring pair of towering ten inch platform heels that had every person
buzzing. He additionally designed the coverage alt-pop star associated with Bjork's album 1997
"Homogenic" too as the jacket in which style icon as well as rock legend David Bowie has been
wearing on the cover associated with his release, "Earthling." "The designer's death will come just 3
many years following the suicide involving his close good friend as well as mentor Isabella Blow,
your journal editor who plucked him coming from obscurity and assisted him turn straight into a star
with the manner world," WalesOnline reported, Blow had worked together with both British along
with American Vogue too as countless some other publications. the countess involving couture even
were built along with a MAC lipstick named after your ex signature scarlet pout. McQueen dedicated
his Spring 2008 collection in order to her.
The Connected Press reported this morning, "Company spokeswoman Samantha Garrett said
McQueen's entire body was discovered within the morning however that they had absolutely no info
"in terms of circumstances."Police didn't immediately comment when questioned about how exactly
3. McQueen died, but mentioned officers had been known as through the ambulance services from
10:20 a.m. (1020GMT) to a address about Green Street, within central London, and found any 40-
year-old man dead. they failed to title him however stated next involving kin had been
informed. The force stated a post-mortem could be held yet the death had not really been being
treated as suspicious.
McQueen was born within the East Finish of London on March 17, 1969. His father was obviously a
taxi driver so when a kid he made dresses for his 3 sisters. As an adolescent he apprenticed upon
Savile Row-where he created suits regarding Prince Charles and Mikhail Gorbachev -before joining
Central Saint Martins college of art and also Design... McQueen ended up being named England's
designer of your year 4x among 1996 and 2003."
A saddening statement on the designer's web site reads: "ON BEHALF OF LEE MCQUEEN'S
FAMILY, ALEXANDER MCQUEEN TODAY ANNOUNCES THE TRAGIC NEWS THAT LEE
MCQUEEN, THE FOUNDER AND DESIGNER OF THE ALEXANDER MCQUEEN BRAND HAS BEEN
FOUND DEAD AT HIS HOME. AT THIS STAGE IT IS INAPPROPRIATE TO COMMENT ON THIS
TRAGIC NEWS BEYOND SAYING THAT WE ARE DEVASTATED AND ARE SHARING The SENSE OF
SHOCK AND GRIEF WITH LEE'S FAMILY.LEE'S FAMILY HAS ASKED FOR PRIVACY IN ORDER TO
COME TO TERMS WITH THIS TERRIBLE NEWS AND WE HOPE THE MEDIA WILL RESPECT
THIS."
UPDATED 2/24: Upon February 22, ABC news reported, "Ten days right after the passing
associated with British designer Alexander McQueen, a stunned trend world provides gathered for
that conventional autumn/winter collections throughout London. McQueen's suicide at age group 40
shocked the particular fans regarding his apparel label, too since the many friends he created over
his profession regarding more than 20 years." Your article continues to notice which McQueen
ended up mourning your passing regarding his mother earlier this month and had taken his lifestyle
the day prior to her funeral has been to take place.  Brix Smith-Start, the singer as well as owner
of London's start boutique advised ABC News, "The mood is great nevertheless there's a cloud
involving sadness. But life moves on, manner should go on, he would have wanted it to."
Lady GaGa's "Bad Romance" video, featuring McQueen's designs: