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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 was never a big networker, but I was a spin doctor, all those shock shows, that's how I got my first backers. But fashion's a scary industry to be in, especially if you've not grown up with it.
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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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I like the idea of infiltrating an area that is not really exposed to me or my work.
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Give me time and I'll give you a revolution.
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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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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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People find my things sometimes aggressive. But I don't see it as aggressive. I see it as romantic, dealing with a dark side of personality.
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I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists.
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Beauty can come from the strangest of places, even the most disgusting of places.
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Now I design what I want to wear, and it works that way.
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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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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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Rap music's been around for too long now to be inspirational. The words are, but the music isn't.
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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 than nature
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