“Beauty can come from the strangest of places, even the most disgusting of places.” Disgusting Author:Alexander McQueen
“My friend George and I were walking on the beach in Norfolk, and there were thousands of [razor-clam] shells. They were so beautiful, I thought I had to do something with them. So, we decided to make [a dress] out of them. . . . The shells had outlived their usefulness on the beach, so we put them to another use on a dress. Then Erin [O’Conner] came out and trashed the dress, so their usefulness was over once again. Kind of like fashion, really.” KindUseBeautifulFashionWalkingMy FriendsDecidedDressesBeachShellsUsefulnessRazorsClamsErinNorfolkWalking On The Beach Author:Alexander McQueen
“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.” WorldWantSometimesPoliticalCultureBreakHonestFashionClothesBeing HonestHatsBarriersRacistPersuasionCostumesBreaking DownMundaneOther Cultures Author:Alexander McQueen
“These beautiful models were walking around in the room, and then suddenly this woman who wouldn’t be considered beautiful was revealed. It was about trying to trap something that wasn’t conventionally beautiful to show that beauty comes from within.” TryingShowsBeautifulRoomsWalkingModelsTrapsBeauty Comes From Within Author:Alexander McQueen
“People find my things sometimes aggressive. But I don't see it as aggressive. I see it as romantic, dealing with a dark side of personality.” PeopleInspirationalSometimesSidesDarkPersonalityAggressiveRelatableDark Side Author:Alexander McQueen
“I oscillate between life and death, happiness and sadness, good and evil.” EvilSadnessGood And EvilLife And DeathBetween Life And DeathHappiness And Sadness Author:Alexander McQueen
“There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you believe is right, regardless of what everybody else is doing.” BelieveFocusThere Comes A Time Author:Alexander McQueen
“For me, what I do is an artistic expression which is channeled through me. Fashion is just the medium.” FashionExpressionMediumsArtisticArtistic Expression Author:Alexander McQueen
“When you see a woman wearing McQueen, there’s a certain hardness to the clothes that makes her look powerful. It kind of fends people off.” PeopleLooksKindCertainPowerfulClothesHardnessMcqueen Author:Alexander McQueen