Alexander McQueen

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Alexander McQueen was a groundbreaking British fashion designer and couturier renowned for his dramatic, avant-garde runway shows and technically masterful, often darkly romantic designs.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
couturier
fashion designer
human
awardReceived British Designer of the Year
CFDA International Designer of the Year
burialPlace Isle of Skye
Kilmuir
causeOfDeath suicide
dateOfBirth 1969-03-17
dateOfDeath 2010-02-11
educatedAt Central Saint Martins
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
employer Givenchy
familyName McQueen
fieldOfWork fashion design
haute couture
founded Alexander McQueen (fashion house)
fullName Lee Alexander McQueen
givenName Lee
hasSibling Gary McQueen
Janet McQueen
hasWorkPlace London
Paris
influenced contemporary fashion design
runway show production aesthetics
nationality British
notableFor avant-garde fashion design
darkly romantic aesthetics
dramatic runway shows
technical mastery in tailoring
notableWork armadillo shoes
bumster trousers
skull motif designs
occupation couturier
creative director
fashion designer
placeOfBirth England
London
United Kingdom
placeOfDeath England
London
United Kingdom
positionHeld chief designer at Givenchy
creative director of his eponymous label
head designer at Givenchy
sexualOrientation gay
style avant-garde
dark romanticism
theatrical runway presentations

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alexander McQueen ("Alexander McQueen (fashion house)")
founded
Alexander McQueen ("Lee Alexander McQueen")
fullName
Central Saint Martins
hasAlumni
Puma
hasCollaboration
Gisele Bündchen
modeledFor

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