Good bye Alexander McQueen.

A very sad start to the day today, when I woke up to hear that Alexander McQueen had been found dead in his London home.

He was an extremely gifted designer and a fantastically creative person.
His runway shows always looked like something from another planet and always seemed to have a bit of an ' Alice in Wonderland' quality about them ; lots of intricate detail , lots of colour , lots of interesting shapes , lines , and structure.
Most importantly, his shows ALWAYS featured the completely unexpected.

Probably not the most wearable designer but certainly one of the most inspiring and truly brilliant.

The world has lost a special person.











xx

Professor Chris O'Brien.

Professor Chris O'Brien passed away on Thursday night. As you may have seen all over the media in the last couple of days and on the TV show 'RPA' , he was an amazing person and achieved so many great things in his life.

His legacy is 'Lifehouse' at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital , which will be built over the next few years. It will be a centre for people dealing with cancer, and will provide all the care and assistance necessary to help people navigate their way through a horrendous period in their lives.

I didn't know him , I just think he was an entirely inspirational man and I wanted to acknowedge his wonderful life and contibutions here.