Lee Alexander McQueen (16 March 1969 – 11 February 2010)

If you do drop by my blog sometimes I apologize for being so distant for the past couple days... weeks? I have been extremely busy with my new job and on top of that I have been dipping my toes in lots of new projects that I'm barely handling.

I'm just realizing this now but I seem to have this immediate reaction of signing on to my blog when someone I like dies within the fashion world. I guess it's just become a way for me to grieve?

I hate and don't want to believe this but British Fashion Designer Lee Alexander McQueen (40) was found dead today February 11th, 2010, with an apparent suicide.

I am devastated by this news. McQueen was someone who I looked up to greatly for inspirations. I frequently had hopeful dreams that one day I would intern for him (his fashion house) and I guess that will never happen now.

I'm not sure what the future will hold for his fashion house... the company will be not the same without the mastermind.

The death of McQueen is a real tragedy but we must give McQueen our farewells and honor him for his unique visionary, creativity and integrity in the world of fashion and art.

R.I.P Lee Alexander McQueen, a true creative legend...




Additional:

Celebrities Commemorates McQueen

From this link I found Karl Lagerfeld's comment interesting... sort of in a negative way though:

Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel designer: "I found his work very interesting and never banal. There was always some attraction to death, his designs were sometimes dehumanized. Who knows, perhaps after flirting with death too often, death attracts you."


Pulled from people.com

Designer for the Stars
The youngest of six children, the designer was born Lee Alexander McQueen. He was trained in tailoring in Savile Row, and in 1994, McQueen enrolled in London's Central Saint Martins fashion school. After graduation, he began his own business in the city's East End. In 1996, he was named head designer at Givenchy, before joining with Gucci, who bought 51 per cent of his company, bolstering his eponymous line.

During his career, the designer won many accolades, including being awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and being named International Designer of the Year at the Council of Fashion Designer Awards. McQueen was also named British designer of the year four times between 1996 and 2003. He was known for his exquisite, couture-quality gowns and over-the-top theatrical fashion presentations, with fashionable stars such as Nicole Kidman, Penélope Cruz, Sarah Jessica Parker and Katie Holmes often wearing his creations on the red carpet.

McQueen was expected to present his latest collection on March 9 during Paris Fashion Week. One of his contemporary lines, McQ, was scheduled to be shown at New York Fashion Week on Thursday afternoon, but the event was canceled.