Nicon's body was found in the courtyard of a building in central
Milan on 23 June 2010 after falling four floors from a window of an apartment he was residing in and just hours before a scheduled show he was to appear in at
Milan Fashion Week event. He had attended a
Versace fitting on the same morning. Police concluded he died by
suicide. No
suicide note was found. Another industry insider was quoted as saying "The men realise it is not a long-term career – unlike the women, who know that if they can make a name they can stay in the business longer, move on to do other things and turn themselves into a brand.". His death was referred to as a case in a "series of tragedies" ongoing in the fashion industry at the time, such as the suicides of designer
Alexander McQueen, models
Daul Kim,
Ambrose Olsen,
Hayley Marie Kohle,
Lina Marulanda,
Ruslana Korshunova and the suicide attempt of model
Noemie Lenoir. ==References==