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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Alexander-McQueenAlexander McQueen | Biography, Designs, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 29, 2024 · In 1996 he was named British Designer of the Year, and later that year he took over as the head designer of Givenchy—the French couture house founded by Hubert de Givenchy in 1952—following Givenchy’s retirement.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alexander_McQueenAlexander McQueen - Wikipedia

    Lee Alexander McQueen CBE (17 March 1969 – 11 February 2010) was a British fashion designer and couturier. [2] He founded his own Alexander McQueen label in 1992, and was chief designer at Givenchy from 1996 to 2001. [2]

  5. www.biography.com › history-culture › alexander-mcqueenAlexander McQueen: Biography, English Fashion Designer

    Apr 11, 2024 · Who Was Alexander McQueen? Alexander McQueen became head designer of the Louis Vuitton-owned Givenchy fashion line, and in 2004 he launched his own menswear line.

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  7. www.vam.ac.uk › articles › alexander-mcqueen-anAlexander McQueen – an introduction - V&A

    At age 20, McQueen began working as a pattern cutter for the avant-garde, London-based Japanese designer Koji Tatsuno, before moving to Milan to join Romeo Gigli, an Italian designer admired for his understated, romantic designs.

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  8. www.vogue.co.uk › article › alexander-mcqueen-biographyAlexander McQueen biography - British Vogue

    Apr 12, 2010 · McQueen won the British Fashion Awards' British Designer of the Year four times and won the Men's Wear Designer of the Year award in 2004. In 2003, he received the CFDA Award for Best International Designer and was honored with a CBE from Queen Elizabeth II for his services to the fashion industry.

  9. www.businessinsider.com › alexander-mcqueenThe life and rise of legendary designer Alexander McQueen

    Mar 17, 2020 · Beginning his career as a tailor in the UK, he went on to start his eponymous line in 1992 and also had a brief stint as the creative director of Givenchy. McQueen was known for his...

  10. www.bbc.com › culture › articleAlexander McQueen: Fashion’s dark fairytale - BBC

    Mar 13, 2015 · The action of the play centres around a girl who breaks into McQueen’s house to steal a dress and gets caught red-handed by the designer. “He sees something in her that inspires him ...