what happened to alexander mcqueen

Alexander McQueen was a fashion designer who died by suicide on February 11, 2010, at the age of 40, at his home in Mayfair, London. His death was caused by asphyxia and hanging. McQueen was struggling with depression and the death of his mother, Joyce, who had died nine days before he took his own life. He was found dead by his housekeeper, and a suicide note was found at the scene. A postmortem found that he had taken cocaine, sleeping pills, and tranquillizers before his death. McQueen had a history of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder for at least three years and had twice taken drug overdoses as "cries for help". His workload had a direct effect on his mental state, and he had repeatedly missed psychiatric sessions.