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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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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
Artist
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Fashion Designer
Lee Alexander McQueen
McQ
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Embraces
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I just want to be a wallflower. Nondescript. Just not anything. I don't want to see me.
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