Farewell, Mcqueen!

Goodbye, McQueen by iloveBAGS! featuring Alexander McQueen

Items in this set:
Strong-shouldered satin dress, $2,395
Stripe Long Sleeve Knit Dress, Alexander McQueen, size: S, 835 GBP
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN KL06F11 BLACK/RED SILK -, 750 GBP
Alexander mcqueen skirts, 510 GBP
Alexander McQueen Geometric leather pumps, $810

This was just surprising and devastating. Goodbye to his quirky, eccentric, unconventional, and truly ravishing creations. No one can really replace this genius.

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Alexander McQueen, RIP

February 11, 2010 11:22 am

The news that Alexander McQueen has killed himself is particularly devastating because it always felt to me like he’d be the last man standing. He was restless, but so pragmatic with it I assumed he had what it took to endure the extreme situations he placed himself in. He was also an arch romantic with a pessimistic streak. It produced some of the most beautiful, shocking images in the history of fashion, but it’s a state of mind that can lead to endless disappointments. The death of McQueen’s mother last week would have validated his pessimism. It would undoubtedly have taken away his most vital support. It’s awful to imagine him trying—and failing—to cope, and one can only hope that, if he was looking for peace, he found it. For everyone left behind, there will eventually be consolation, however scant right now, in a body of work whose power will never die.

—Tim Blanks