When I'm dead and gone, people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen. Alexander McQueen More Quotes by Alexander McQueen More Quotes From Alexander McQueen What I do is look at ancient African tribes, and the way they dress. The rituals of how they dress. . . . There's a lot of tribalism in the collections. Alexander McQueen african-tribes dresses looks 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. Alexander McQueen clothes labels people I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of 12. Alexander McQueen fashion birthday book London's where I was brought up. It's where my heart is and where I get my inspiration. Alexander McQueen london inspiration heart I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style. Alexander McQueen style proud want I'm the pink sheep in the family. Alexander McQueen being-yourself sheep inspire I'm mad in the front of my mind, but business-minded in the back. Alexander McQueen fronts mad mind I'm 40 now, but I want this to be a company that lives way beyond me, and I believe that customers are more important to making that happen than press. When I'm dead, hopefully this house will still be going. On a spaceship. Hopping up and down above earth. Alexander McQueen fashion house believe I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now - no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. Alexander McQueen fashion ideas thinking The police need to come down to street level. Alexander McQueen police levels needs I want to be honest about the world that we live in, and sometimes my political persuasions come through in my work. Fashion can be really racist, looking at the clothes of other cultures as costumes. . . . That’s mundane and it’s old hat. Let’s break down some barriers. Alexander McQueen other-cultures clothes fashion Youth culture now really looks back and embraces the past, but keeps it contemporary but not sticking to one particular style. Alexander McQueen style culture past Fashions fade, style is eternal. - Yves Saint-LaurentThe most important thing to remember is that you can wear all the greatest clothes and all the greatest shoes, but you've got to have a good spirit on the inside. That's what's really going to make you look like you're ready to rock the world. - Alicia KeysIt'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 clothes shoes fashion When a woman gets dressed up to go out at night, she wants to give 50% away, and hold the rest back. If you're an open book, there's no allure. Alexander McQueen giving night book 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. Alexander McQueen late design causes 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. Alexander McQueen vision world ideas Having money hasn't changed me. If anything it's made my life worse. People come up to you who knew you before you were famous and who didn't come up to you before. I'm a clever designer. I can do what the client wants. But I'm prepared to forget about money if it affects my creativity because, remember, I started off with nothing. And I can do that again. Alexander McQueen creativity clever people There is no better designer then nature Alexander McQueen designer 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. Alexander McQueen doctors fashion scary Some couture collections have everything including the kitchen sink! Everything gets thrown on to make it look expensive. Alexander McQueen couture kitchen looks
