Alexander McQueen was born on 17 March 1969 in Lewisham,
London. Alexander left school at the age 16 and worked for the tailors Anderson
and Sheppard on a traineeship with Saile Row. Although Alexander has never
study fashion design before, his years working for Saile Row have help to build
his skill and his reputation in the fashion industry. Then Alexander went to
Italy alone and got a job with Gigli. After all the years in Italy, he decide
to come back to London to get fashion degree at Central Saint Martins College
of Art and Design. McQueen has been know for his provocative, romantic and
extraordinary designs on stage. His choice of models was idiosyncratic. “One
had a shaved head; other had hair teased into spiky nests. The star mannequin,
who had flown in from London, was an out, black lesbian”. McQueen has wok for
Gucci Group as creative director in 2000. He has won the British Fashion
Awards’ British Designer of the year and received the CFDA Award for Best
International Designer.
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