RIP Alexander Mcqueen. Alexander Mcqueen found dead. Farewell Alexander Mcqueen.
These were a few of the Twitter posts that greeted when I did a last visit to Twitter before I slept.
It was shocking. It seemed so untrue.
It can't be. Mcqueen was still young and had so much to offer the world.
But it is true. When I finally found the time this morning to read up on what happened, that's where I read that Alexander Mcqueen was found dead in his own home. There are news reports of suicide.
So hard to believe. And such a tragedy, both for his family and the industry.
His designs were nothing of the ordinary. That shipwreck dress Debra Messing wore to the 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards - Mcqueen. The lobster claw shoes Lady Gaga wore in her Bad Romance video - Mcqueen. His designs are definitely not for the faint of heart. The same is true for his shows. More than his clothes, I like the guy for staging really theatrical shows. There was one season where he put on a ring of fire on his runway. There was another season where he asked the models to dance. One of my favorites was the season where he ended the show with a hologram of the gorgeous Kate Moss.
I know I don't know know the guy, and I don't own any of his pieces (I can't afford them. Hehe!), but the death of Mcqueen is saddening (and really shocking) for anyone who loves the world of fashion (whether as a spectator or as a member of that world).
Gawd, si Mcqueen pa lang iyan. Paano na kaya kung si Lagerfeld, Galliano or Mrs. Prada?! I shudder at the thought of these fashion masters not being around.
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