SAVAGE BEAUTY

This photo is from McQueen’s final collection before his most untimely death.


In honor of Alexander McQueen being honored at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s Gala for the opening of Savage Beauty which opens to the public on May 4, 2011

Lee Alexander McQueen,  (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier best known for his in-depth knowledge of bespoke British tailoring, his tendency to juxtapose female strength and sensuality with fragility in his collections, as well as the emotional power and raw energy of his provocative fashion shows. He is also known for having worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001 and for founding his own label under the name Alexander McQueen. 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's death was announced on the afternoon of 11 February 2010. He was found hanged that morning in his wardrobe by his housekeeper at his home on Green Street, London W1. Paramedics were called and they pronounced him dead at the scene.


Source:  Wikipedia

I have the immense pleasure of meeting McQueen's new designer who succeeded him Sarah Burton, Tuesday May 3, 2011