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I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists.

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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
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I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of 12.
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I have been skiing since I was in school, but I'm not great. I am never going to break an Olympic record, I just want to go down the hills, on red or blue runs, but not... black.
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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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My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years.
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Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.
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There’s blood beneath every layer of skin.
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I believe in that one-on-one sell. I don't really believe in flooding the market with loads of goods that don't mean much, and you lose your identity.
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I like things to be modern and still have a bit of tradition
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There are only a handful of designers that influence other designers, and I have to keep one step ahead of the game.
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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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Style is not about the clothes, it's about the individual
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Some designers are so airy-fairy people can't connect with them. I hope people can relate to me, to a normal person who just happens to be a fashion designer, that people can take me as they find me. It's not the designer's job to care about what people think. Whatever else I've done, I've never tried to be something that I'm not.
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There is no better designer than nature
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You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.
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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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If you're lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. It's not in the world - it's in your head. I think that is amazing.
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I'm mad in the front of my mind, but business-minded in the back.
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There's beauty in anger, and anger for me is a passion.
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There is a hidden agenda in the fragility of romance.
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