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I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I've always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it's late.

Alexander McQueen

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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
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Fashion Designer
Lee Alexander McQueen
McQ
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