Fashion Week started Thursday in New York City, but the usual excited mood of day one was deflated by tragic news: Visionary British designer Alexander McQueen committed suicide at 40 years old, on the morning of what would have been a presentation for his smaller label, McQ. His mother had died a week before, and he had been Twittering for many days about depression, according to the BBC. The sad news rocked the Bryant Park tents, and the McQ presentation was immediately canceled. Read a heartfelt tribute from his longtime friend and confidante Daphne Guinness.