Thursday, May 19, 2011

Alexander McQueen

Lee Alexander McQueen is a fashion designer best known for his in-depth tailoring and his clothes always showing sensuality with frailty in his collections, as well as the emotional power and raw energy of his provocative repoir. His interest in fashion started at an early age. He used to sew with his sisters. At the age of 16, McQueen landed an apprenticeship with Anderson & Sheppard, tailors for Savile Row and from there moved to Milan at the age of 20 where his career bloosomed.  He got to become cheif designer at Givenchy (a well known fashion company) from 1996 to 2001 and for founding his own label under the name Alexander McQueen.

he was an openly gay man who lived his life. His design of fashion are some what at times obscure and outrageous. yet there are eloquent and starstriking. His clothes are worn by such stars as Lady GaGa, Rhianna, Nicole Kidman, and Sarah Jessica Parker.

He had great success; however he hung and killed himself in Feb. 2010. it was said he was doing alot of drugs and very unhappy at the time of his death.




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