Alexander McQueen, RIP

Lee Alexander McQueen was one of the most successful designers of his time. He was born in London and at an early age, knew exactly what he wanted to do in life. He was first an apprentice to many tailors and costumiers and was going to art school, until he became the head designer for Givenchy in 1996 for 5 years. In 2001, McQueen left Givenchy and created the McQ and Alexander McQueen labels. Many loved his clothing, including singers, Lady Gaga and Bjork, and the supermodel, Aimee Mullins.

McQueen was known for his outlandish designs and the crazy themes to his shows, which won him the "British Designer of the Year" award. FOUR TIMES. Alexander also had a line for MAC makeup, called McQueen, which featured fall time colors, and was very popular.

This weekend, the show Fashion for Relief/Haiti, featured 7 designs from McQueen's last-ever collection, which are now nicknamed "The Magnificent Seven". See the video, featured on Telegraph.co.uk, below.



Although Naomi Campbell was included in the models showing off "The Magnificent Seven", I believe Daphne Guinness(pictured below) was the most important woman walking down the runway that day. Guinness, one of McQueen's muses (another is Stefani Germanotta, also known as Lady Gaga), was perhaps wearing the most recent design McQueen ever created; Guinness walked down the catwalk in a white, silver, sequined masked catsuit, which hid her "tear-stained" face.

McQueen's latest designs, for Summer 2010, included lots of bold lines and prints, black lace, and shoulder pads. View the designs here, on the official website.

View npr's article on McQueen's death here.

Visit Alexander McQueen's website here.

Alexander McQueen will forever be missed.