Alexander McQueen Discovered Dead at Age 40

As Bryant park fills with wild excitement for the commencement of New York Fashion Week, there, too, is a feeling of loss, as the fashion world mourns the death of famed couturier Alexander McQueen.

There is little to tell as details surface at a trickling pace from London where the 40 year old designer was discovered dead in his apartment.  Statements from McQueen’s representatives credit suicide as the cause of death.  Authorities and family members have yet to release any information.

McQueen’s incomparable originality gave birth to scores of iconoclastic runway presentations that Times reporter Suzy Menkes dubs “a roller coaster of imagination and showmanship.”  His most recent presentation scheduled Thursday February 11, 2010, was sadly canceled in lieu of his untimely end.

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