In 2010, the fashion world lost a one-of-a-kind genius who created designs that endlessly captivated and never failed to cause controversy.
Lee Alexander McQueen, known only as Alexander McQueen, came from humble beginnings and was a high school dropout determined to make something of himself with his talent for design.
McQueen started working for made-to-measure tailor companies and later moved on to work with costume designers, Angels and Bermans. Many people say that the dramatic style of the clothing he made there helped shape the outrageousness of his later work.
He eventually created his own namesake company as well as became the head designer for Givenchy. Over the years, McQueen caught the eye of the entire world and won many prestigious awards, including International Designer of the Year by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by the Queen of England and British Designer of the Year.