A Letter to Lee Alexander McQueen

A Letter to Lee Alexander McQueen

Dear Lee

On Wednesday, I received Savage Beauty in the mail. I was so excited to flip through the pages and to see your work from the exhibit at The Met in NYC. I will keep my fingers crossed that maybe one day the exhibit will come to LA; I will be first in line.

Though I have been a fan of your work, I was not familiar with your background or your insights behind your work. While flipping through the pages, I was not only inspired by your work, but by your words. You brought so much beauty into our world; your vision was unbelievable and forever inspiring.

I have a new and profound sense for my own work.

As I wrote a few weeks ago, I had the privilege to attend your funeral (in my dreams). Now I go to sleep at night hoping to see you again. Hoping to somehow have interaction with you, possibly a few words of encouragement or quite night at home.

The piece here is titled, “Fashion Victim.” It’s from my series of ‘Little.’ It’s a play on words and an idea that we fall prey to being victims of fashion, labels and brands, rather than exploring our own sense of style and being.

Thank you Lee for being a light, an inspiration, and a visionary.

With all sincerity and love,

Ricky


May you go out into the world with the courage to express the very best of ‘you.’