I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of 12. — Alexander McQueen Age Copy Share Image
I want to empower women. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
The world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
I can't get sucked into that celebrity thing, because I think it's just crass. — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
Women should look like women. A piece of cardboard has no sexuality. — Alexander McQueen Cardboard Copy Share Image
Youth culture now really looks back and embraces the past, but keeps it contemporary but not sticking to one particular style. — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
For people who know McQueen, there is always an underlying message. It's usually only the intellectual ones who understand what's going on… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
It's not my vision when I cover a woman's face with a chador. I got the idea from a 'National Geographic' photo.… — Alexander McQueen Dreams Copy Share Image
Came to terms with not fitting in a long time ago. I never really fitted in. I don't want to fit in.… — Alexander McQueen Buying Copy Share Image
I'm prepared to forget about money if it affects my creativity because, remember, I started off with nothing. And I can do… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
Let me not forget the use of my own hands, that of a craftsman with eyes... that reflect the technology around me. — Alexander McQueen Craftsman Copy Share Image
It's usually only the intellectual ones who understand what's going on in what I do. — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
I find it grotesque when clothes hit you in the face and there's no room for fault. But I don't expect to… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
I think sometimes I might scare the editors, because they might feel they're getting old and they're not understanding it. The problem… — Alexander McQueen Clothes Copy Share Image
The reason I'm patriotic about Scotland is because I think it's been dealt a really hard hand. It's marketed the world over… — Alexander McQueen Bagpipes Copy Share Image
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,… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
Some designers are so airy-fairy people can't connect with them. I hope people can relate to me, to a normal person who… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
Some couture collections have everything including the kitchen sink! Everything gets thrown on to make it look expensive. I find it grotesque… — Alexander McQueen Clothes Copy Share Image
It is important to look at death because it is a part of life. It is a sad thing, melancholy but romantic… — Alexander McQueen Art of life Copy Share Image
These beautiful models were walking around in the room, and then suddenly this woman who wouldn’t be considered beautiful was revealed. It… — Alexander McQueen Beautiful Copy Share Image
I use things that people want to hide in their heads. War, religion, sex; things we all think about, but don’t bring… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
Beauty can come from the strangest of places, even the most disgusting of places, — Alexander McQueen Beauty Copy Share Image
I was three years old when I started drawing. I did it all my life. — Alexander McQueen Artist Copy Share Image
I oscillate between life and death, happiness and sadness, good and evil. — Alexander McQueen Between life and death Copy Share Image
Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment. — Alexander McQueen Escapism Copy Share Image
