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I use things that people want to hide in their heads. War, religion, sex things we all think about, but don’t bring to the forefront. But I do and I force them to watch it
Alexander McQueen
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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
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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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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 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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Really, what I'm aiming for is world domination!
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I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era. I think of people I want to dress when I design.
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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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British fashion is self confident and fearless. It refuses to bow to commerce, thus generating a constant flow of new ideas whilst drawing in British heritage.
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I like things to be modern and still have a bit of tradition
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I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style.
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Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual.
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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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Give me time and I'll give you a revolution.
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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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It's a new era in fashion - there are no rules. It's all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together.
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I can't get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it's just crass.
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Women should look like women. A piece of cardboard has no sexuality.
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I want to empower women.
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Style is not about the clothes, it's about the individual
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I'm the pink sheep in the family.
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I'm not interested in being liked.
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