R.I.P ( rest in peace)

Alexander McQueen’s death is just incredibly sad ( ... He was enormously creative and intelligent — and funny and rude and fearless. (... )
But he was the real: a genuinely talented man. Soulful, deeply English and, of course, dark. He did have a dark, romantic side that surfaced in his collections. Depressed at times? I didn’t know him well enough to say so, but I would imagine he had his moments of despair. This is a tough business, and as tough and brash as he often appeared, he was, as Mr. Treacy said, a sweet and sensitive person. ( ... )

By CATHY HORYN