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Rest In Peace.

Thursday the 11th February was an incredibly sad day for the world of fashion, one of the most influential British designers of our time was found dead in his London home. Here at Motel we were shocked to hear this sad news and thought that these words by Tim Blanks say it best:

“The news that Alexander McQueen has killed himself is particularly devastating because it always felt to me like he’d be the last man standing. He was restless, but so pragmatic with it I assumed he had what it took to endure the extreme situations he placed himself in. He was also an arch romantic with a pessimistic streak. It produced some of the most beautiful, shocking images in the history of fashion, but it’s a state of mind that can lead to endless disappointments. The death of McQueen’s mother last week would have validated his pessimism. It would undoubtedly have taken away his most vital support. It’s awful to imagine him trying—and failing—to cope, and one can only hope that, if he was looking for peace, he found it. For everyone left behind, there will eventually be consolation, however scant right now, in a body of work whose power will never die.”

http://www.style.com/stylefile/2010/02/alexander-mcqueen-rip/