RIP Alexander McQueen

For those of you who may not know, one of my favorite designers, Alexander McQueen, took his own life earlier this week. His mother had died a few days before hand, and apparently McQueen had felt depressed from time to time. He hung himself in his apartment in London.

I'm shocked and to some extent, angry. Not angry at McQueen exactly, I don't think he was being selfish or weak, he was obviously in a lot of emotional pain and unfortunately, saw no other solution but to kill himself. I'm angry at the fact that I will never seen another example of his brilliance, I will never be able to sit at one of his fashion show's and I will never have the chance to be his intern. I would've loved to work for that man! He was brilliant. I'm sure someone else will take over his company, but it won't be the same.

I admired McQueen for his beautiful clothes and for his risk-tasking. I felt a strong connection to him, both of us look at the world as if we are on the outside looking in. He took what was happening around him and created a fantasy that expressed so many emotions. It was more than fashion, he was telling a story.

The pictures are from his 2008 Fall Collection, which was my favorite. Even though I didn't know him personally, I will still miss him. I felt like I knew a part of him through his work. His death has affected so many and I hope his family will be alright and cope with his death.