Sarah Burton, creative director of British fashion house Alexander McQueen is to step down from her role, it was announced on Monday evening. Burton has led McQueen since the death of its founder Lee Alexander McQueen, who died by suicide in 2010. She had previously worked alongside the visionary founder as his right hand, having been appointed head of design for womenswear in 2000, joining after graduating from Central Saint Martins in 1997.
In a statement Burton, who was awarded an OBE in 2012, said that “I am so proud of everything I’ve done and of my incredible team at Alexander McQueen. They are my family, and this has been my home for the past 26 years. I want to thank Francois-Henri Pinault for believing in me and offering me this amazing opportunity. Above all I want to thank Lee Alexander McQueen. He taught me so much and I am eternally grateful to him. I am looking forward to the future and my next chapter and will always carry this treasured time with me.”
