Quote

I find beauty in melancholy.

Alexander McQueen

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
Artist
Designer
Fashion Designer
Lee Alexander McQueen
McQ
Relatable
Melancholy
Beauty
Inspirational
Find

More quotes by Alexander McQueen

Image
Style is not about the clothes, it's about the individual
Alexander McQueen
Image
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.
Alexander McQueen
Image
I'm mad in the front of my mind, but business-minded in the back.
Alexander McQueen
Image
I spent a long time learning how to construct clothes, which is important to do before you can deconstruct them.
Alexander McQueen
Image
Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.
Alexander McQueen
Image
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.
Alexander McQueen
Image
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.
Alexander McQueen
Image
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.
Alexander McQueen
Image
I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style.
Alexander McQueen
Image
I never look at other people's work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions.
Alexander McQueen
Image
My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years.
Alexander McQueen
Image
Sting's my ideal man, because he's a real man.
Alexander McQueen
Image
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.
Alexander McQueen
Image
When a woman gets dressed up to go out at night, she wants to give 50% away, and hold the rest back. If you're an open book, there's no allure.
Alexander McQueen
Image
Give me time and I'll give you a revolution.
Alexander McQueen
Image
Let me not forget the use of my own hands, that of a craftsman with eyes... that reflect the technology around me.
Alexander McQueen
Image
When you see a woman wearing McQueen, there’s a certain hardness to the clothes that makes her look powerful. It kind of fends people off.
Alexander McQueen
Image
Now I design what I want to wear, and it works that way.
Alexander McQueen
Image
I'm interested in designing for posterity.
Alexander McQueen
Image
I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era. I think of people I want to dress when I design.
Alexander McQueen