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Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers.
Alexander McQueen
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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
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Now I design what I want to wear, and it works that way.
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If you're an open book, there's no allure.
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I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style.
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It's not my vision when I cover a woman's face with a chador. I got the idea from a 'National Geographic' photo. I'm just showing their plight in the world.
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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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I think sometimes I might scare the editors, because they might feel they're getting old and they're not understanding it. The problem lies on their side of the fence, not mine. I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era.
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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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The explosion of museum exhibitions is only a mirror image of what has happened to fashion itself this millennium. With the force of technology, instant images and global participation, fashion has developed from being a passion for a few to a fascination - and an entertainment - for everybody.
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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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The turnover of fashion is just so quick and so throwaway, and I think that is a big part of the problem. There is no longevity.
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I'm mad in the front of my mind, but business-minded in the back.
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I'm not interested in being liked.
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