Dana Thomas’ new book, “Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano,” “I was writing a piece for The Washington Post about John Galliano’s downfall,” says Thomas, a former model and longtime journalist.
In the first paragraph of the Post story, she found herself mentioning Marc Jacobs’ two stints in rehab; Tom Ford becoming depressed after getting sacked from Gucci, and Christophe Decarnin, who was the lead designer at Balmain and who reportedly ended up in what the French call a maison de santé.
As for McQueen’s suicide, according to “Gods and Kings,” this was not his first attempt, and it was something that he had often mentioned. “I think he was put on antidepressants, but he didn’t take them because it made him nauseous,” says Thomas. “He suffered from acute anxiety and stress-induced problems …
McQueen’s most passionate fan, muse and early backer, of course, was the flamboyant fashion editor Isabella Blow, who, in 2007, also committed suicide…
The book is full of interesting details about each fashion show, designers’ romances and misbehavior, last months of Galliano’s employment at Dior are also painstakingly detailed.
Rukn Luthra, Managing Director, Remy Cointreau and celebrity hairstylist Adhuna Akhtar, jointly hosted a gala evening in honour of Alfred Cointreau, the 6th generation of a family dedicated to the legendary spirit – Cointreau, at Hakkasan, Mumbai.
