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For me, what I do is an artistic expression which is channeled through me. Fashion is just the medium.

Alexander McQueen

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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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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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I'm prepared to forget about money if it affects my creativity because, remember, I started off with nothing. And I can do that again.
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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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I feel more Scottish than Norman.
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The world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today
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I like things to be modern and still have a bit of tradition
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There’s blood beneath every layer of skin.
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I like the concept of dressing people. I used to not care whether people bought the clothes or not, but I kind of like it now. I wouldn't label that commercialism it's more like I do this work because I want people to wear it.
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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 am an avid follower of the news, and sometimes you just can't take any more war, any more disasters, and you want to remind yourself there's beauty in the world. I wanted to show a more poetic side to my work. It was all about... a feeling of sadness, but in a cinematic kind of way. I find beauty in melancholy.
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I was literally 3 years old when I started drawing. I did it all my life, through primary school, secondary school, all my life. I always, always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of twelve. I followed designer's careers. I knew Giorgio Armani was a window-dresser, Emanuel Ungaro was a tailor.
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Sting's my ideal man, because he's a real man.
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Fame should be left to the film stars.
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I want to empower women.
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What I do is look at ancient African tribes, and the way they dress. The rituals of how they dress. . . . There's a lot of tribalism in the collections.
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If you're lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. It's not in the world - it's in your head. I think that is amazing.
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There are only a handful of designers that influence other designers, and I have to keep one step ahead of the game.
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You can only go forward by making mistakes.
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It's almost like putting armor on a woman. It's a very psychological way of dressing.
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