After hearing the news this morning, and despite the day of astonished conversations that followed, we still can't believe it. Lee Alexander McQueen, March 17th, 1969 to February 11th, 2010. He was talented, he was brilliant. His construction was rigorous, flawless, exquisite, and beautiful. His mind was complicated, sensitive, knowing, challenging, and sharply intelligent. Sometimes, though, the qualities that make us defy the commonplace, make us special and severe, are the very same that interfere with our own ability to sustain ourselves. The deeply ingrained sensitivity that made McQueen the creative genius that he was, was also responsible for making him succumb to his grief. As the shock wears off, we know that he will be sorely missed. We wish him peace and the hope that he is reunited with his beloveds.
XOXO COUNCIL
XOXO COUNCIL
