He was the son of an East London taxi driver who conquered the fashion world — then transformed his grief, anger and darkness into some of the most beautiful clothing ever created.

This is the tragic true story of Alexander McQueen.

From a council flat in Stratford to the tailoring rooms of Savile Row, McQueen rose to become one of the most celebrated designers of his generation. He shocked the world with the bumster trousers, the spray-painted dress of No. 13, the mirrored nightmare of VOSS and the flooded future of Plato’s Atlantis.

But behind the standing ovations was a man under unbearable pressure.

This documentary explores his extraordinary rise, his complicated relationship with the woman who discovered him, Isabella Blow, the losses that haunted him, and the fashion empire that continued after his death.

Alexander McQueen turned pain into beauty and death into art. The industry called it genius. But almost no one saw the warning hidden inside his work.

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