Alexander McQueen - King shocking

In February 2010, in the press and on the websites of news agencies there were reports that the British designer Alexander McQueen committed suicide. He hanged himself at his home in London on Green Street. This sad event occurred a few days before the opening of the British Fashion Week, where McQueen's collection, as usual, predicted the mission one of the most controversial. He was barely forty years.

They wrote that he left a suicide note, but its contents have not been made public. It is known that on February 2 McQueen's mother buried. And the British media have linked the act McQueen unexpected events in his personal life, happened in 2007. Then, just on their own, he left the life of his friend Isabella Blow, well-known journalist and style icon. The designer is very upset by the loss of a loved one, because once it is Isabella played a decisive role in his career.

Four-glory

At the time, the father of the young Alexander had hoped that his son would follow in his footsteps and become a city taxi driver. But McQueen Jr. of private cab obviously not inspired. His way to the podium catwalk and he started early enough, even in the age of sixteen when he helped sew costumes for men weekend leading lights in the workshops Savile Row.

Alexander extremely lucky with mentors. He has collaborated with Japanese designer Koji Tatsuno, after finished education at the College of Arts of St. Martin. Then joint work combining it with the Italian fashion designer Romeo Gigli. From 1997 to 2001 he held executive McQueen and prestigious post of artistic director of the fashion house Givenchy, where he was invited after the departure of John Galliano.

Alexander McQueen four times awarded the honorary title of best British fashion designer. He accepted the award without false modesty: and often said, "I will be happy only when the stop to engage in fashion, and I stop doing it only when I'm happy."

Finding Happiness in fashion led him to discover his own line of clothing. He resigned from the Givenchy brand to create their own - Alexander McQueen. Since 2004, this brand entered the Gucci Group.

McQueen's clients include many of the "star" names. The clothes of the eccentric British designer appeared in public, Mikhail Gorbachev, Prince Charles, the singer Lady Gaga, actress Sarah Jessica Parker, and many others, Isabella Blow including.

"Naughty boy"

In the fashion world, Alexander McQueen has earned the nickname of "bad-boy", that is "bad boy." He shocked people not only grotesque silhouettes and provocative clothes decor, but also outrageous behavior. He does not have to remove his pants in front of the audience during the parade or publicly announce the conclusion of a civil marriage Civil marriage - it just dies?   a cameraman George Forsythe.

McQueen dressed up his models in dresses, spattered with blood, in a transparent embroidered costumes that reminded electronic boards. He forced them to walk on high heels on the gravel paths. In one of his shows as a model involved legless champion of the Paralympic Games, in another preferred McQueen and do without mannequins and put the dresses on rotating mannequins placed around the stage.

When Alexander asked what he is trying to get his antics, he replied: "From the very first of his show, I wanted to show journalists that they just do not want to see hunger Psychology and physiology of hunger - the two sides of the same coin , Blood, poverty. Look at all this "fashion get-together" in their expensive outfit and dark glasses and realize that they have no clue about what is happening in the world. Their interests are confined to fashion. I spend money on my show to show these people the other side of life. Let them feel the hatred and disgust - I was quite happy. I'll know that at least some feelings aroused in them. "

According to rumors, even the post of art director Givenchy McQueen earned over a million dollars a year. About independent income then he is not particularly spread. Almost one-third of its sales under the brand accounted for accessories and, in particular, handbags Bags - a necessary thing in every woman's wardrobe , Sunglasses and scarves. In an interview, McQueen said, a rather strange thing: "I rage when I see all over my clothes. I do not want to dress all in a row because I do not like them all. "

And at the same fury he brought questions about the future plans. McQueen kept telling him to attack reporters: "Guys, I'm doing ten collections a year. How do I know what will happen tomorrow ?! It is physically impossible. The world in the form in which it currently exists, has no future. Let's try to start to live a few days. " He himself tried. Only once it has failed.

Svetlana Usankova