Alexander McQueen was found dead this morning in his London apartment after apparently committing suicide.
With one month until the release of his next name, "McQ", set to be revealed in Paris, he called it quits. It isn't yet verified that the cause was suicide but rumours have been spread that he was found hanging from his ceiling, only nine days after the death of his mother.
It was apparent by the interactions with his closest peers and even by his twitter updates that he was extremely distraught by her loss.
He was only 40 years old.
He pulled the London scene out of it's turmoil in the late 70's after the punk movement and added his fantasy, avant-garde, deranged and delicate fixtures to the scene, working for various designers until eventually opening his own name in 1993.
He was even was recognized by the Queen in 2003, when she made him a Commander of the British Empire for his fashion leadership.
Being a genius is hard because people will keep expecting you to do genius things.
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