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Alexander McQueen
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British fashion designer (1969–2010)
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Lee Alexander McQueen was a British fashion designer and photographer. He was born in Lewisham in 1969 and died in Mayfair in 2010. McQueen was educated at Central Saint Martins and began his work period in 1992. His professional career included roles at Givenchy, Gieves & Hawkes, Gucci, and his own label, Alexander McQueen. He worked primarily in London and was a native English speaker.
McQueen received the award of Commander of the Order of the British Empire and The Fashion Awards. His works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Kunstmuseum Den Haag. He died by hanging to death. McQueen is buried in Mexico.
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Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE was a British fashion designer and couturier. He worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001, and founded his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992.
Known for
- High & Low – John Galliano — Self (archive footage)2024
- Le testament d'Alexander McQueen — Himself2015
- Go Global — self2012
- McQueen and I — Self2011
- Inside Björk — Self2003
- Elle Style Awards — Self - Winner1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Lewisham
- Place of death
- Mayfair
- Occupation
- photographer
- Employer
- Gucci
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- The Fashion Awards
- Notable work
- Alexander McQueen
- Field of work
- fashion design
- Official website
- www.alexandermcqueen.com
- Image
- Alexander McQueen by FashionWirePress.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Commons category
- Alexander McQueen
- date of birth
- 1969-03-16
- date of death
- 2010-02-11
- manner of death
- Suicide
- sexual orientation
- homosexuality
- place of burial
- Kilmuir
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Kunstmuseum Den Haag
- name in native language
- Lee Alexander McQueen
- cause of death
- hanging to death
- end of work period
- 2009-01-01
- described at URL
- www.modemuze.nl/blog/alexander-mcqueen-%E2%80%93-savage-beauty
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Encyclopedic overview
Lee Alexander McQueen (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. He founded the eponymous fashion house Alexander McQueen in 1992, and worked as chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001. He won three British Designer of the Year awards (1996, 1997, 2001, 2003), and the CFDA International Designer of the Year award in 2003.
McQueen had a background in tailoring before he studied fashion and embarked on a career as a designer. His MA graduation collection caught the attention of the fashion editor Isabella Blow, who became his patron. McQueen's early designs, particularly the radically low-cut "bumster" trousers, gained him recognition as an enfant terrible in British fashion. In 2000, McQueen sold 51% of his company to the Gucci Group, which established boutiques for his label worldwide and expanded its product range. During his career, he designed a total of 36 collections for his brand, including his graduation collection and an unfinished final collection. Following his death, his longtime collaborator Sarah Burton took over as creative director of his label.
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