Alexander McQueen: 1969 - 2010
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Visionary
Upon hearing news of his sudden passing, Alexandra Shulman, editor of British Vogue, said of McQueen, "At one level, he was a master of the fantastic, creating astounding fashion shows that mixed design, technology and performance and on another he was a modern-day genius whose gothic aesthetic was adopted by women the world over."
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