Tom Nicon, the male model of the British fashion label Burberry, committed suicide after he fell 40ft to his death from his apartment in Italy. He had also worked for Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss and Versace, for whom he had attended a show rehearsal the day he died.

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Nicon, 22, is thought to have been depressed after breaking up with his girlfriend. The model died at the start of the Milan Men’s fashion week. So it is thought that Fashion Week will go ahead with a tribute to the Frenchman.

Donatella Versace said: “Tom was with us on Friday morning for a final show fitting. He seemed fine and calm. He had already done three or four shows with us and he was a sweet boy. I just can’t understand why he did what he did. We would never have thought he would do something like this.

“When we heard the news we were all so upset and we still are all so very sad.”