RIP Alexander McQueen

Iconic British fashion designer, Alexander McQueen, was found dead after committing suicide.

Acclaimed fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead in his London home Thursday morning after an apparent suicide. The 40-year-old designer was famous for shaking up the fashion world with avant garde designs that often offered a socially conscious narrative. In recent years McQueen had become one of the most popular designers in fashion. His Spring 2010 collection was shown during New York's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week last September, and it became a major event when Lady Gaga debuted her single, "Bad Romance" at the show. Gaga, an outspoken fan of McQueen's work would go on to wear the "armadillo" shoes he debuted at that show in the "Bad Romance" video. McQueen was the youngest of six children. His death comes just over a week after his mother died.