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Sting's my ideal man, because he's a real man.

Alexander McQueen

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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
Artist
Designer
Fashion Designer
Lee Alexander McQueen
McQ
Sting
Ideal
Ideals
Real
Men

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You find a lot of ideas from my shows in adverts now. I find it a compliment.
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For a long time I was looking for my perfect equilibrium, my mojo. And now I think I'm getting there: I've found my customer, my silhouette, my cut.
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I spent a long time learning how to construct clothes, which is important to do before you can deconstruct them.
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Birds in flight fascinate me. I admire eagles and falcons. I’m inspired by a feather but also its color, its graphics, its weightlessness and its engineering. It’s so elaborate. In fact I try and transpose the beauty of a bird to women.
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There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. (But) I always remember that it's the fantasy, the artistic side, that makes customers want to buy the straightforward black pants.
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Some couture collections have everything including the kitchen sink! Everything gets thrown on to make it look expensive.
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It's almost like putting armor on a woman. It's a very psychological way of dressing.
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As a designer, you've always got to push yourself forward you've always got to keep up with the trends or make your own trends. That's what I do.
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London's where I was brought up. It's where my heart is and where I get my inspiration.
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I work with people I admire and respect. It's never because of who they are.
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You've got to know the rules to break them.
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I've had good times I've had bad times.
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Youth culture now really looks back and embraces the past, but keeps it contemporary but not sticking to one particular style.
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I want to empower women.
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I like the concept of dressing people. I used to not care whether people bought the clothes or not, but I kind of like it now. I wouldn't label that commercialism it's more like I do this work because I want people to wear it.
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Style is not about the clothes, it's about the individual
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I was never a big networker, but I was a spin doctor, all those shock shows, that's how I got my first backers. But fashion's a scary industry to be in, especially if you've not grown up with it.
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I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now - no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore.
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You can get insular with fashion.
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You can hide so much behind theatrics, and I don't need to do that any more.
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