Alexander McQueen Quotes

Alexander McQueen was a British fashion designer known for his avant-garde and theatrical approach to fashion. He was celebrated for his innovative designs, combining traditional craftsmanship with unconventional materials and techniques. McQueen's runway shows were often elaborate and thought-provoking, pushing the boundaries of fashion and challenging societal norms. His untimely death in 2010 was a great loss to the fashion industry, but his legacy continues to inspire designers and shape the world of fashion.

I'm interested in designing for posterity.... -Alexander McQueen

I'm interested in designing for posterity.

Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a fo... -Alexander McQueen

Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.

Youth culture now really looks back and embraces the past, but keeps it contemporary but not sticking to one particular style.

I'm not interested in being liked.... -Alexander McQueen

I'm not interested in being liked.

I am married to work.... -Alexander McQueen

I am married to work.

I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists.... -Alexander McQueen

I find beauty in the grotesque, like most artists.

Rap music's been around for too long now to be ins... -Alexander McQueen

Rap music's been around for too long now to be inspirational. The words are, but the music isn't.

I hate it when people romanticize Scotland.... -Alexander McQueen

I hate it when people romanticize Scotland.

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.

I think I should be a president. President of the ... -Alexander McQueen

I think I should be a president. President of the United States.

There is a hidden agenda in the fragility of roman... -Alexander McQueen

There is a hidden agenda in the fragility of romance.

I work with people I admire and respect. It's neve... -Alexander McQueen

I work with people I admire and respect. It's never because of who they are.

It's good to know where you come from. It makes you what you are today. It's DNA, it's in your blood.

I came to terms with not fitting in a long time ago. I never really fitted in. I don't want to fit in. And now people are buying into that.

I can design a collection in a day and I always do, cause I've always got a load of Italians on my back, moaning that it's late.

There are only a handful of designers that influence other designers, and I have to keep one step ahead of the game.

I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on ... -Alexander McQueen

I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of 12.

I just want to be a wallflower. Nondescript. Just ... -Alexander McQueen

I just want to be a wallflower. Nondescript. Just not anything. I don't want to see me.

I'm not big on women looking naive.... -Alexander McQueen

I'm not big on women looking naive.

When I'm dead and gone, people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen.

I have been skiing since I was in school, but I'm not great. I am never going to break an Olympic record, I just want to go down the hills, on red or blue runs, but not... black.

I want to empower women.... -Alexander McQueen

I want to empower women.

I like the concept of dressing people. I used to not care whether people bought the clothes or not, but I kind of like it now. I wouldn't label that commercialism; it's more like I do this work because I want people to wear it.

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.

Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers.

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.

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.

Really, what I'm aiming for is world domination!... -Alexander McQueen

Really, what I'm aiming for is world domination!

Nicey nicey just doesn't do it for me.... -Alexander McQueen

Nicey nicey just doesn't do it for me.

I never look at other people's work. My mind has t... -Alexander McQueen

I never look at other people's work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions.

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