Fashions Week begins as Alexander McQueen commits suicide.

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Alexander McQueen with his mother who recently passed away.

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Alexander McQueen, the iconic British fashion designer with an A-list clientele, was found dead Thursday, Feb. 11, inside his London home after reportedly killing himself.

The 40-year-old McQueen, the son of a taxi driver who wound up making suits for Prince Charles and gowns for Oscar-winner Kate Winslet, committed suicide, according to the London Daily Mail.An ambulance called to a London address at about 10:40 a.m. found McQueen already dead, police said.

"At this stage it is inappropriate to comment on this tragic news beyond saying that we are devastated," his family said in a statement.