Eccentric fashion designer Alexander McQueen, 40, was found dead this morning in his apartment of apparent suicide by hanging. Details are unclear as of yet, but those close to him report concerns that he had been experiencing depression since his mentor, Isabella Blow, took her own life by ingesting weed killer in 2007. Then, on February 2, McQueen’s own mother passed away. The Wall Street Journal has McQueen’s last tweets, the final of which was:
“I’m here with my girl Annie Tinkerbell wishing Kerry the slag, happy birthday in NY, your [sic] 40 now girl time to slow it down we think.”
Not much of a warning shot. Stay tuned for details.
McQueen’s final runway salute after presenting his Spring 2010 collection.
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