My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years. Alexander McQueen More Quotes by Alexander McQueen More Quotes From Alexander McQueen I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it. Alexander McQueen life-changing fashion thinking The world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today Alexander McQueen reality world needs People don't want to see clothes, they want to see something that fuels the imagination. Alexander McQueen clothes imagination people You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition. Alexander McQueen demolish tradition break There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you believe is right, regardless of what everybody else is doing. Alexander McQueen there-comes-a-time focus believe There is no better designer than nature Alexander McQueen designer design fashion It is important to look at death because it is a part of life. It is a sad thing, melancholy but romantic at the same time. It is the end of a cycle - everything has to end. The cycle of life is positive because it gives room for new things. Alexander McQueen cycle-of-life important giving I am constantly trying to reflect the way women are treated. It's hard to interpret that in clothes or in a show but there's always an underlying, sinister side to women's sexuality in my work because of the way I have seen women treated in my life. Where I come from, a woman met a man, had babies, moved to Dagenham, two up two down, made the dinner, went to bed. That was my image of women and I didn't want that. I wanted to get that out of my head. Alexander McQueen baby men two Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment. Alexander McQueen fashion form should 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 war sex thinking I oscillate between life and death, happiness and sadness, good and evil. Alexander McQueen life-and-death sadness evil I never look at other people's work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions. Alexander McQueen mind people looks When I'm dead and gone, people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen. Alexander McQueen twenties gone people There’s blood beneath every layer of skin. Alexander McQueen layers skins blood Give me time and I'll give you a revolution. Alexander McQueen revolution inspirational giving If you're lucky enough to use something you see in a dream, it is purely original. It's not in the world - it's in your head. I think that is amazing. Alexander McQueen lucky dream thinking For me, what I do is an artistic expression which is channeled through me. Fashion is just the medium. Alexander McQueen artistic fashion expression I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. Alexander McQueen fashion want people Fashion is self confident and fearless. Alexander McQueen fearless fashion self Style is not about the clothes, it's about the individual Alexander McQueen individual clothes style
