I use things that people want to hide in their heads. War, religion, sex; things we all think about, but don’t bring to the forefront. But I do and I force them to watch it Alexander McQueen More Quotes by Alexander McQueen More Quotes From Alexander McQueen 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 clothes romance thinking 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 avid sadness war It needs to connect with the earth. Things that are processed and reprocessed lose their substance. Alexander McQueen substance earth needs 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 engineering eagles color There is no way back for me now, I'm going to take you on journeys you've never dreamed possible Alexander McQueen journey way If you're an open book, there's no allure. Alexander McQueen allure open-book book 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 clothes fashion want I used flowers because they die. My mood was darkly romantic at the time. Alexander McQueen mood used flower 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 mistake motivational inspirational 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-come dna blood There is a hidden agenda in the fragility of romance. Alexander McQueen fragility agendas romance 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-yourself trends designer It's the ugly things I notice more, because other people tend to ignore the ugly things. Alexander McQueen ugly ugly-things people Menswear is about subtlety. It's about good style and good taste. Alexander McQueen subtlety style taste I feel more Scottish than Norman. Alexander McQueen scottish feels 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 inspirational long people It's almost like putting armor on a woman. It's a very psychological way of dressing. Alexander McQueen armor psychological way The turnover of fashion is just so quick and so throwaway, and I think that is a big part of the problem. There is no longevity. Alexander McQueen fashion problem thinking
