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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. (Alexander McQueen)
I like the idea of infiltrating an area that is not really exposed to me or my work. View quote
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I'm mad in the front of my mind, but business-minded in the back. View quote
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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. View quote
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There is something sinister, something quite biographical about what I do - but that part is for me. It's my personal business. I think there is a lot of romance, melancholy. There's a sadness to it, but there's romance in sadness. I suppose I am a very melancholy person. View quote
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I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of 12. View quote
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I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style. View quote
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You find a lot of ideas from my shows in adverts now. I find it a compliment. View quote
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Fame should be left to the film stars. View quote
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Sting's my ideal man, because he's a real man. View quote
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I am married to work. (Alexander McQueen)
You can hide so much behind theatrics, and I don't need to do that any more. View quote
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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. View quote
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The police need to come down to street level. View quote
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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. View quote
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I was three years old when I started drawing. I did it all my life. View quote
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Rap music's been around for too long now to be inspirational. The words are, but the music isn't. View quote
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I hate it when people romanticize Scotland. View quote
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There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. View quote
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Now I design what I want to wear, and it works that way. View quote
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I've had good times; I've had bad times. (Alexander McQueen)
My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years. View quote
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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. View quote
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Of course I make mistakes. I'm human. If I didn't make mistakes, I'd never learn. You can only go forward by making mistakes. View quote
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It's good to know where you come from. It makes you what you are today. It's DNA, it's in your blood. View quote
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