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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
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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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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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I am married to work.
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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 mad in the front of my mind, but business-minded in the back.
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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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Now I design what I want to wear, and it works that way.
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I'm not interested in being liked.
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Beauty can come from the strangest of places, even the most disgusting of places.
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I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists.
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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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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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Really, what I'm aiming for is world domination!
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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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Animals fascinate me because you can find a force, an energy, a fear that also exists in sex.
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I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I've always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it's late.
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I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.
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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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I spent a long time learning how to construct clothes, which is important to do before you can deconstruct them.
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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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