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Famous Fashion designer Alexander McQueen has apparently taken his own life at the young age of 40. His office confirmed the death, saying:

“It is a tragic loss. We are not making a comment at this time out of respect for the McQueen family.”

He was found at his home in London. The UK Sun reported that he hanged himself.

McQueen’s mother Joyce died on February 2nd. On the following day the grieving designer tweeted

“i’m letting my followers know the my mother passed away yesterday if it she had not me nor would you RIP mumx.”

A minute later he added

“but life must go on!”

On Sunday he tweeted

“sunday evening been a f****** awful week but my friends have been great but now i have to some how pull myself together …”

As great a designer as he was, he certainly couldn’t spell very well. The Twitter account has since been closed down.

Anna Wintour reportedly left the BCBG show in a rush on Thursday morning after hearing the news. She later released a statement saying:

“He brought a uniquely British sense of daring and aesthetic fearlessness to the global stage of fashion. In such a short career, Alexander McQueen’s influence was astonishing — from street style, to music culture and the world’s museums. His passing marks an insurmountable loss.”

McQueen’s close friend Kate Moss issued a statement through her rep on Thursday:

“Kate is shocked and devastated at the tragic loss of her dear friend Lee McQueen. Her thoughts are with his family at this sad time. We would also ask that Kate’s privacy is respected.”

Moss was a bridesmaid when McQueen married documentary filmmaker George Forsyth in 2000.
McQueen’s secondary line, McQ, was to be presented Thursday, the day of his death, as part of New York Fashion Week. KCD, the PR company handling the show, cancelled the show.