lee alexander mcqueen born 1969 was a british fashion designer and couturier. have you heard of him?
No i dont think i have
well he is known for working as the chief designer at givency for roughly 5 years and finding his own alexander mcqueen label! hes very well known in the fashion industry
Is he still around?
no he died in 2010 sadly. he committed suicide at the age of 40 in his tome in london :( but he still leaves a huge impression on us today
That is sad, But atleast we stilll have his work
his home in Mayfair, London.
Early life.
Born on 17 March 1969 in Lewisham, London, to Scottish taxi driver Ronald and social science teacher Joyce, McQueen was the youngest of six children. It was reported that he grew up in a council flat, but, in fact, the McQueens moved to a terraced house in Stratford in his first year.
McQueen then attended Rokeby School and left aged 16 in 1985 with one O-level in art, going on to complete a course in tailoring
Alexander McQueen
Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001, and founded his own fort Alexander McQueen label in 1992. 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 by suicide in 2010, at the age of 40, at