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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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Alexander McQueen
Age: 40 †
Born: 1969
Born: March 17
Died: 2010
Died: February 11
Artist
Designer
Fashion Designer
Lee Alexander McQueen
McQ
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Craftsman
Reflect
Technology
Eyes
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There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you believe is right, regardless of what everybody else is doing.
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It's the ugly things I notice more, because other people tend to ignore the ugly things.
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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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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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Give me time and I'll give you a revolution.
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Beauty can come from the strangest of places, even the most disgusting of places.
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I feel more Scottish than Norman.
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I'm the pink sheep in the family.
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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 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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I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style.
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Birds in flight fascinate me. I admire eagles and falcons. I’m inspired by a feather but also its color, its graphics, its weightlessness and its engineering. It’s so elaborate. In fact I try and transpose the beauty of a bird to women.
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You can get insular with fashion.
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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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