Alexander McQueen: 1969-2010

Photographers take pictures as undertakers carry a body from the home of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen in central London, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. Brilliant and controversial British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, a leading light in the fashion firmament, was found dead in his London home Thursday, his company announced. He was 40 years old.

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Undertakers carry a body from the home of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen in central London, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. McQueen was born in 1969 in London's East End, and began his fashion career with an apprenticeship with a tailor on the city's famed Savile Row.

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Police stand outside the home of British fashion designer Alexander McQueen in central London, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. McQueen was found dead there Thursday.

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British fashion designer Alexander McQueen waves after showing his Fall-Winter 2009-2010 ready-to-wear collection in Paris on March 10, 2009. McQueen was found dead at his London home on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, his spokeswoman said. He was 40 years old.

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British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is interviewed as he arrives for the Alexander McQueen Boutique launch party in Los Angeles on May 13, 2008. Known for his dramatic statement pieces and impeccable tailoring, McQueen received recognition from Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, when she made him a Commander of the British Empire for his fashion leadership.

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Singer and actress Eve, left, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, center, and actress Joy Bryant, right, pose together at the Alexander McQueen Boutique launch party in Los Angeles on Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

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British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is interviewed as he arrives for the Alexander McQueen Boutique launch party in Los Angeles on May 13, 2008. His runway shows - more often like performance pieces because they were so dramatic, and sometimes, bizarre - were always a highlight during Fashion Week presentations. One of his previous collections included a show built around the concept of recycling, with models donning extravagance headwear made out of trash. His last collection, shown in October in Paris, featured extravagant and highly structured cocktail dresses.

Alexander McQueen Found Dead

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen acknowledges applause at the end of his fall winter 2008-2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris on Feb. 29, 2008. McQueen was found dead at his London home on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, his spokeswoman said. He was 40 years old.

Alexander McQueen Found Dead

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen acknowledges applause at the end of the presentation of his spring-summer 2007 ready- to-wear collection in Paris on Oct. 6, 2006. McQueen was found dead Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. His death comes a week after the death of his mother and three years after the suicide of McQueen's close friend Isabella Blow, a stylist and fashion guru who helped launch his career.

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British designer Alexander McQueen poses with model Naomi Campbell on June 6, 2006. McQueen was found dead Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, after apparently committing suicide at his London home.

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Designer Alexander McQueen poses with Sarah Jessica Parker during arrivals at the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Monday, May 1, 2006. The gala celebrated "Anglomania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion."

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British fashion designer Alexander McQueen poses with models Naomi Campbell, left, Kate Moss and Anabel Nielson on June 3, 2004. McQueen was found dead Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, after apparently committing suicide at his London home.

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British fashion designer Alexander McQueen poses with model Kate Moss on June 3, 2004. McQueen was found dead Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, after apparently committing suicide at his London home.

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British fashion designer Alexander McQueen poses with models Naomi Campbell, left, Kate Moss and Anabel Nielson on June 3, 2004. McQueen was found dead Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, after apparently committing suicide at his London home.

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British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is seen on June 2, 2003. His edgy creations have been seen on numerous red carpets, worn by celebrities including Lady Gaga, Sandra Bullock, and Cameron Diaz.

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British fashion designer Alexander McQueen sits with his mother, Joyce, at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London for the Radical Fashion exhibition on Oct. 16, 2001. McQueen was found dead Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, after apparently committing suicide at his London home. His mother died the week before, on Feb. 2.

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Fashion designers Georgio Armani, left, and Alexander McQueen pose together at the "It's Fashion" charity gala dinner on June 11, 2001, in aid of the Macmillan Cancer Relief charity. McQueen was found dead Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, after apparently committing suicide at his London home.

Alexander McQueen Found Dead