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I am married to work.

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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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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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You can hide so much behind theatrics, and I don't need to do that any more.
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The reason I'm patriotic about Scotland is because I think it's been dealt a really hard hand. It's marketed the world over as . . . haggis . . . bagpipes. But no one ever puts anything back into it.
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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 is no better designer then nature
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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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As a designer, you've always got to push yourself forward you've always got to keep up with the trends or make your own trends. That's what I do.
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I was three years old when I started drawing. I did it all my life.
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My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years.
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I find beauty in melancholy.
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I am a melancholy type of person.
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Women should look like women. A piece of cardboard has no sexuality.
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I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style.
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Some couture collections have everything including the kitchen sink! Everything gets thrown on to make it look expensive.
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These beautiful models were walking around in the room, and then suddenly this woman who wouldn’t be considered beautiful was revealed. It was about trying to trap something that wasn’t conventionally beautiful to show that beauty comes from within.
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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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I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.
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There is no way back for me now, I'm going to take you on journeys you've never dreamed possible
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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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