Alexander McQueen

The late Alexander McQueen, born Lee Alexander McQueen in London, was one of the United Kingdom's most inspiring instances of overcoming adversity as well as one of the most famous fashion designers from England. His work drew on gothic and passionate influences to create incredibly unique ideas worn by various A-list celebs, including Sarah Jessica Parker and Kirsten Dunst. He won Britain's top design award, The British Fashion Award, several times, including for his Highland Rape collection in 1996.

McQueen's work incorporates extremes and opposites. His creations frequently strain the boundaries of life and death, the ghostly and the holy. The music world was continuously buzzing before each season of Alexander McQueen at its zenith. McQueen established his own label in 1992. The fashion house's name is controversial, yet it also connotes bold ideas, complex shapes, and rigorous and faultless tailoring. Many referred to him as a genius, while others referred to him as "the hooligan of British fashion."

Nonetheless, McQueen's contribution to fashion was unlike anything else before him, with his subversion of tailoring techniques, deep introspection, and groundbreaking theatrics in live presentations that elevated the bombastic designer beyond fashion to showman. Alexander McQueen committed suicide in 2010 at the age of 40, shortly after the deaths of his mother and Blow, his lifelong friend and longest collaborator.

Born: 1969
Died: 2010
Nationality: English
Brand: Alexander McQueen