13 Things The World Wouldn't Have Had Without Alexander McQueen

Kate Moss wore McQueen's iconic skull print at a fashion charity auction in June 2004. The print that went on to generate a thousand knock-off versions.

Paralympic Athlete Aimee Mullins appeared on the cover of Dazed’s September 1998 Fashion Able issue, photographed by Nick Knight and styled by Alexander McQueen.

McQueen put a lot of builder's bums in his Highland Rape collection, AW'95/96, spawning years of low slung jeans and muffin tops.

McQueen collected his CBE in October 2003 honouring his Scottish ancestors.

The Duchess of Cambridge had her dress designed by Sarah Burton, who was McQueen's protégé and personal assistant for years before his death. She took over as the creative director of McQueen's luxury fashion house when he died the year before the Royal wedding.

Made famous by Lady Gaga at the VMAs in 2010, these Alexander McQueen armadillo boots were instantly iconic.

A full head-dress of stuffed birds was sent down the runway in McQueen's Spring 2001 collection. Creepy.

If we thought birds were big news, in spring 2008 butterflies swarmed McQueen's show at Palais Omnisport in Paris.

For McQueen's AW'03/04 collection in Paris he had a scan of his brain photocopied on to all of the invitations.

Even when McQueen was a relatively new graduate, he was fearless in his runway decisions. Not least in the Spring of 2001 when he put a naked Michelle Olley in a glass box.

Never known for shying away from shocking images, in 2009, McQueen showed his most iconic beauty look ever. That lipstick though.

McQueen's adoration for his furry companions was well documented, and when he died he left £50,000 of his £16 million fortune to his pets.

Enough said.