Alexander McQueen dead

He was only 40. One of fashion's up and coming designers. I looked forward to his collections every season! He loved staging these elaborate shows. There was the year his inspiration was They Shoot Horses, Don't They and the models danced down the runway in increasing disarray as the show proceeded. And his The Birds collection a few years back made a big splash. His designs were gorgeous, even without the arty production values, but I have to say it was the art-presentation that really made him stand out. One of his last collections mocked the recycling nature of fashion and featured mounds of trashbags and recycled material.

I am so upset by this! What is fashion coming to? We have these big conglomerates buying everyone up, there's uncertainty about the future of couture (my favorite aspect of fashion) and I hate to say it, but he really was the best and brightest designer that Britain had to offer.

Oh well, we still have Gaultier, Theyskens, and, of course, Francisco Costa.

The New York Times catches up with an obituary:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/fashion/12mcqueen.html?hp

The 'They Shoot Horses Don't They' collection from Spring 2004:
http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2004RTW-AMCQUEEN/

(They Shoot Horses... was the McQueen collection that caught my attention and first made me a fan.)

Josh Patner @ Slate groks McQueen. This is probably the most accurate and moving tribute, yet:
http://www.slate.com/id/2244626/