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When Alexander McQueen determined suicide in Feb 2010, aged just 40, a shocked world mourned the increased loss of its most visionary fashion designer. McQueen had risen from humble origins as the youngest child of any East London taxi driver to scale the levels of fame, fortune and glamour. He designed clothes for the world's most beautiful women, including Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. Running a business he created a multimillion-pound luxury brand that became a popular with both celebrities and royalty, most famously the Duchess of Cambridge, who used a McQueen dress on her big day. But behind the self-confident facade and bad-boy image lay down a sensitive soul who battled to make it through in the ruthless world of fashion. As the pressures of work intensified, so McQueen became ever more reliant on the drugs that added to his tragic end. In the meantime, in his private life, his failing to find sustained love with a string of boyfriends only added to his despair. And then there were the dark secrets that haunted his sleep.... A modern-day fairy tale infused with the darkness of your Greek tragedy, Alexander McQueen: Bloodstream Beneath the Epidermis is soon to be designed for film, directed by Andrew Haigh (45 Years). This publication explains to the sensational history of McQueen's surge from his hard East London upbringing to the hedonistic world of fashion. Those closest to the creator - his family, friends and enthusiasts - have spoken for the first time about the person they understood, a fragmented and insecure person, a lost son who battled to gain entry into a world that ultimately ruined him.
