The World According to Lee McQueen

'When times are hard, fantasy and escapism are crucial' — Alexander McQueen

Having grown up in London’s East End, Alexander McQueen left school at 15 to become a tailor’s apprentice on Mayfair’s Savile Row. At 22, he joined the prestigious MA course at Central Saint Martins and, after presenting his 1992 graduate collection — bought on the spot by influential fashion stylist Isabella Blow — went on to change the course of fashion.

Louise Rytter