I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of 12. Alexander McQueen More Quotes by Alexander McQueen More Quotes From Alexander McQueen 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. Alexander McQueen stylefashiontogether I think there has to be an underlying sexuality. There has to be a perverseness to the clothes. There is a hidden agenda in the fragility of romance. It's like a Story of O. I am not big on women looking naive. There has to be a sinister aspect, whether it's melancholy of sadomasochist. I think everyone has a deep sexuality, and sometimes it's good to use a little of it-and sometimes a lot of it-like a masquerade. Alexander McQueen clothesromancethinking 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. Alexander McQueen avidsadnesswar It needs to connect with the earth. Things that are processed and reprocessed lose their substance. Alexander McQueen substanceearthneeds 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. Alexander McQueen engineeringeaglescolor There is no way back for me now, I'm going to take you on journeys you've never dreamed possible Alexander McQueen journeyway If you're an open book, there's no allure. Alexander McQueen allureopen-bookbook Beauty can come from the strangest of places, even the most disgusting of places. Alexander McQueen disgusting There's beauty in anger, and anger for me is a passion. Alexander McQueen passion 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. Alexander McQueen clothesfashionwant I used flowers because they die. My mood was darkly romantic at the time. Alexander McQueen moodusedflower 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. Alexander McQueen mistakemotivationalinspirational It's good to know where you come from. It makes you what you are today. It's DNA, it's in your blood. Alexander McQueen where-you-comednablood There is a hidden agenda in the fragility of romance. Alexander McQueen fragilityagendasromance 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. Alexander McQueen push-yourselftrendsdesigner It's the ugly things I notice more, because other people tend to ignore the ugly things. Alexander McQueen uglyugly-thingspeople Menswear is about subtlety. It's about good style and good taste. Alexander McQueen subtletystyletaste I feel more Scottish than Norman. Alexander McQueen scottishfeels 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. Alexander McQueen inspirationallongpeople It's almost like putting armor on a woman. It's a very psychological way of dressing. Alexander McQueen armorpsychologicalway
