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I'm the pink sheep in the family.

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
Pink
Sheep
Inspire
Family

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It's the ugly things I notice more, because other people tend to ignore the ugly things.
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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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Life to me is a bit of a (Brothers) Grimm fairy tale.
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The police need to come down to street level.
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Of course I make mistakes. I'm human. If I didn't make mistakes, I'd never learn. You can only go forward by making mistakes.
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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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I can't get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it's just crass.
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You can only go forward by making mistakes.
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These beautiful models were walking around in the room, and then suddenly this woman who wouldn’t be considered beautiful was revealed. It was about trying to trap something that wasn’t conventionally beautiful to show that beauty comes from within.
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I like the idea of infiltrating an area that is not really exposed to me or my work.
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I'm about what goes through people's minds. The stuff that people don't want to admit or face up to. The shows are about what's buried in people's psyches.
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It is important to look at death because it is a part of life. It is a sad thing, melancholy but romantic at the same time. It is the end of a cycle - everything has to end. The cycle of life is positive because it gives room for new things.
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Fame should be left to the film stars.
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I find beauty in melancholy.
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I hate it when people romanticize Scotland.
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I want to be honest about the world that we live in, and sometimes my political persuasions come through in my work. Fashion can be really racist, looking at the clothes of other cultures as costumes. . . . That’s mundane and it’s old hat. Let’s break down some barriers.
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I'm mad in the front of my mind, but business-minded in the back.
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There is no better designer then nature
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Let me not forget the use of my own hands, that of a craftsman with eyes... that reflect the technology around me.
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Give me time and I'll give you a revolution.
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