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Women should look like women. A piece of cardboard has no sexuality.
Alexander McQueen
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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
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Lee Alexander McQueen
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Really, what I'm aiming for is world domination!
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I've had good times I've had bad times.
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I'm the pink sheep in the family.
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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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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'm mad in the front of my mind, but business-minded in the back.
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