ALEXANDER MCQUEEN (M)

Alexander McQueen was born on March 17, 1969, in Lewisham, London. The British luxury fashion house was founded in 1992. In 2001, the house joined the Kering Group and, since December 2023, is under the creative direction of Seán McGirr. He became head designer of the Louis Vuitton-owned Givenchy fashion line and, in 2004, launched his own menswear line. He earned the British Fashion Council’s British Designer of the Year award four times, and was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire. McQueen committed suicide in 2010, shortly after the death of his mother.