Alexander McQueen
British fashion designer
Died when: 40 years 332 days (490 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Lee Alexander McQueen CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier.He founded his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992, and was chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001.
His achievements in fashion earned him four British Designer of the Year awards (1996, 1997, 2001 and 2003), as well as the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award in 2003.
McQueen died from suicide in 2010 at the age of 40, at his home in Mayfair, London, shortly after the death of his mother.
McQueen had a background in tailoring before he studied fashion and embarked on a career as a designer.His MA graduation collection caught the attention of Isabella Blow, who became his patron.
McQueen's early works gained him recognition as an enfant terrible in British fashion, receiving coverage with designs such as the "bumster" trousers.
He became head designer for Givenchy, and in 1999 he formed a partnership with Gucci.A number of his boutiques were established in cities around the world, and his label was expanded to include perfume, fashion accessories and a line of trainers.
McQueen's catwalk shows were noted for their drama and theatricality, and he was known for his finely-tailored clothes as well as imaginative and sometimes controversial designs.
Among his best-known designs are the skull scarf, armadillo shoes, and the illusion of Kate Moss.His work has been showcased in the museum retrospectives Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, staged at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2011 and the London Victoria and Albert Museum in 2015, and Mind, Mythos, Muse, staged at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Victoria in 2022.
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