British designer Alexander McQueen was found dead at his London home early this morning, in an apparent suicide (however, officials say the cause of death remains unknown).He was 40 years old.
McQueen, a.k.a. “the hooligan of English fashion,” was known the world around for his bold and avant-garde designs. In 1996, he was the youngest designer ever to win British Designer of the Year, and he went on to win three more times.
A favorite of celebrities, among McQueen’s most famous and recent designs were the “armadillo boots” that Lady GaGa sports in her “Bad Romance” video. His McQ line was scheduled to be shown at New York Fashion Week on today. That event was cancelled in the wake of the news.
Photo: FreshnessMag.com.
Update 1: Click here to read about what the mood was like at McQueen’s boutique in New York hours after the sad news broke.
Update 2: Vogue’s Anna Wintour has called the designer’s influence astonishing, “from street style, to music culture and the world’s museums. His passing marks an insurmountable loss.”
Update 3: The fashion world, reeling from this all-too-soon death of an icon, has tweeted up a storm. Click here to read reactions from Tyra Banks, Betsey Johnson, Karolina Kurkova, and Dita Von Teese, among others.
Update 4: Madonna also has expressed her sorrow, saying, “McQueen was a truly unique visionary in the world of fashion. A creator of beauty. What a tragedy.” So has Sarah Jessica Parker.
Update 5: Alexander McQueen died of asphyxiation after hanging himself in his London apartment, a British coroner official announced on Feb. 17.
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Such a tragic loss. Very sad.
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