--- title: "23 Want Quotes By Alexander McQueen" description: "23 Want quotes by Alexander McQueen. Plus more from Alexander McQueen and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/alexander-mcqueen-3419_empower_i-want-to-empower-women-2298744_2298744.jpg" --- > [I want to empower women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-want-to-empower-women/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/alexander-mcqueen-3419_empower_i-want-to-empower-women-2298744_2298744.jpg) > [People don't want to see clothes, they want to see something that fuels the imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/people-don-t-want-to-see-clothes-they-want-to-see-something-that/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b6/alexander-mcqueen-3419_clothes_people-don-t-want-to-see-clothes-they-wa_2656205.jpg) > [I want to empower women. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-want-to-empower-women-i-want-people-to-be-afraid-of-the-women-i/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55a/alexander-mcqueen-3419_afraid_i-want-to-empower-women-i-want-people-to_2405309.jpg) > [I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-want-people-to-be-afraid-of-the-women-i-dress/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/alexander-mcqueen-3419_afraid_i-want-people-to-be-afraid-of-the-women_62808.jpg) > [Now I design what I want to wear, and it works that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/now-i-design-what-i-want-to-wear-and-it-works-that-way/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0b/alexander-mcqueen-3419_design_now-i-design-what-i-want-to-wear-and-it_1340161.jpg) > [I don’t want to do a cocktail party. I’d rather people left my shows and vomited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-don-t-want-to-do-a-cocktail-party-i-d-rather-people-left-my-shows/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/alexander-mcqueen-3419_cocktail_i-don-t-want-to-do-a-cocktail-party-i-d_228081.jpg) > [I just want to be a wallflower. Nondescript. Just not anything. I don't want to see me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-just-want-to-be-a-wallflower-nondescript-just-not-anything-i-don-t/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/881/alexander-mcqueen-3419_anything_i-just-want-to-be-a-wallflower-nondescri_276327.jpg) > [I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-don-t-want-to-be-too-proud-but-i-have-a-good-personal-style/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d30/alexander-mcqueen-3419_fashion_i-don-t-want-to-be-too-proud-but-i-have_2679758.jpg) > [I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era. I think of people I want to dress when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-come-from-a-different-era-and-i-design-clothes-for-our-era-i-think/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f9/alexander-mcqueen-3419_clothes_i-come-from-a-different-era-and-i-design_397405.jpg) > [I'm about what goes through people's minds. The stuff that people don't want to admit or face up to. The shows are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-m-about-what-goes-through-people-s-minds-the-stuff-that-people-don/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/alexander-mcqueen-3419_buried_i-m-about-what-goes-through-people-s-min_2435302.jpg) > [Came to terms with not fitting in a long time ago. I never really fitted in. I don't want to fit in.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/came-to-terms-with-not-fitting-in-a-long-time-ago-i-never-really/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82f/alexander-mcqueen-3419_buying_came-to-terms-with-not-fitting-in-a-long_610838.jpg) > [I use things that people want to hide in their heads. War, religion, sex; things we all think about, but don’t bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-use-things-that-people-want-to-hide-in-their-heads-war-religion-sex/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/alexander-mcqueen-3419_force_i-use-things-that-people-want-to-hide-in_2623481.jpg) > [When a woman gets dressed up to go out at night, she wants to give 50% away, and hold the rest back.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/when-a-woman-gets-dressed-up-to-go-out-at-night-she-wants-to-give-50/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1d/alexander-mcqueen-3419_allure_when-a-woman-gets-dressed-up-to-go-out-a_2282513.jpg) > [I have been skiing since I was in school, but I'm not great. I am never going to break an Olympic record,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-have-been-skiing-since-i-was-in-school-but-i-m-not-great-i-am-never/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/109/alexander-mcqueen-3419_black_i-have-been-skiing-since-i-was-in-school_2939275.jpg) > [If you ask any lady they want to be taller, they want to be slimmer, you know, and they want a waist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/if-you-ask-any-lady-they-want-to-be-taller-they-want-to-be-slimmer/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/475/alexander-mcqueen-3419_looks_if-you-ask-any-lady-they-want-to-be-tall_153445.jpg) > [I want to be honest about the world that we live in, and sometimes my political persuasions come through in my work.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-want-to-be-honest-about-the-world-that-we-live-in-and-sometimes-my/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23e/alexander-mcqueen-3419_barriers_i-want-to-be-honest-about-the-world-that_406607.jpg) > [I like the concept of dressing people. I used to not care whether people bought the clothes or not, but I kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-like-the-concept-of-dressing-people-i-used-to-not-care-whether/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d0/alexander-mcqueen-3419_care_i-like-the-concept-of-dressing-people-i_96704.jpg) > [I'm 40 now, but I want this to be a company that lives way beyond me, and I believe that customers are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-m-40-now-but-i-want-this-to-be-a-company-that-lives-way-beyond-me/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12d/alexander-mcqueen-3419_believe_i-m-40-now-but-i-want-this-to-be-a-compa_2742142.jpg) > [I am an avid follower of the news, and sometimes you just can't take any more war, any more disasters, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-am-an-avid-follower-of-the-news-and-sometimes-you-just-can-t-take/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/alexander-mcqueen-3419_avid_i-am-an-avid-follower-of-the-news-and-so_2918060.jpg) > [There has to be a balance between your mental satisfaction and the financial needs of your company. (But) I always remember that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/there-has-to-be-a-balance-between-your-mental-satisfaction-and-the/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/alexander-mcqueen-3419_artistic_there-has-to-be-a-balance-between-your-m_885818.jpg) > [Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/clothes-and-jewellery-should-be-startling-individual-when-you-see-a/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/019/alexander-mcqueen-3419_clothes_clothes-and-jewellery-should-be-startlin_420676.jpg) > [Having money hasn't changed me. If anything it's made my life worse. People come up to you who knew you before you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/having-money-hasn-t-changed-me-if-anything-it-s-made-my-life-worse/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ab/alexander-mcqueen-3419_can-do_having-money-hasn-t-changed-me-if-anythi_485515.jpg) > [I am constantly trying to reflect the way women are treated. It's hard to interpret that in clothes or in a show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-am-constantly-trying-to-reflect-the-way-women-are-treated-it-s-hard/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd2/alexander-mcqueen-3419_baby_i-am-constantly-trying-to-reflect-the-wa_696548.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Alexander McQueen > [Fame should be left to the film stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/fame-should-be-left-to-the-film-stars/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-want-people-to-be-afraid-of-the-women-i-dress/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [I like the concept of dressing people. I used to not care whether people bought the clothes or not, but I kind of like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-like-the-concept-of-dressing-people-i-used-to-not-care-whether/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [You can get insular with fashion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/you-can-get-insular-with-fashion/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [If you ask any lady they want to be taller, they want to be slimmer, you know, and they want a waist. I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/if-you-ask-any-lady-they-want-to-be-taller-they-want-to-be-slimmer/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [I'm mad in the front of my mind, but business-minded in the back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-m-mad-in-the-front-of-my-mind-but-business-minded-in-the-back/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [It's the ugly things I notice more, because other people tend to ignore the ugly things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/it-s-the-ugly-things-i-notice-more-because-other-people-tend-to/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [I am married to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-am-married-to-work/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/my-relationships-with-producers-or-photographers-these-are/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [I don’t want to do a cocktail party. I’d rather people left my shows and vomited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-don-t-want-to-do-a-cocktail-party-i-d-rather-people-left-my-shows/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [I am a melancholy type of person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-am-a-melancholy-type-of-person/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [I just want to be a wallflower. Nondescript. Just not anything. I don't want to see me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-just-want-to-be-a-wallflower-nondescript-just-not-anything-i-don-t/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [For me, what I do is an artistic expression which is channeled through me. Fashion is just the medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/for-me-what-i-do-is-an-artistic-expression-which-is-channeled-through/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [I'm interested in designing for posterity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-m-interested-in-designing-for-posterity/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) > [I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era. I think of people I want to dress when I design.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-come-from-a-different-era-and-i-design-clothes-for-our-era-i-think/) [Alexander McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-mcqueen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/alexander-mcqueen/#itemlist", "name": "23 Want Quotes By Alexander McQueen", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to empower women.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alexander McQueen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/i-want-to-empower-women/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/alexander-mcqueen-3419_empower_i-want-to-empower-women-2298744_2298744.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/alexander-mcqueen-3419_empower_i-want-to-empower-women-2298744_2298744.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/alexander-mcqueen-3419_empower_i-want-to-empower-women-2298744_2298744.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to empower women.” — Alexander McQueen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People don't want to see clothes, they want to see something that fuels the imagination.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alexander McQueen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mcqueen/people-don-t-want-to-see-clothes-they-want-to-see-something-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b6/alexander-mcqueen-3419_clothes_people-don-t-want-to-see-clothes-they-wa_2656205.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b6/alexander-mcqueen-3419_clothes_people-don-t-want-to-see-clothes-they-wa_2656205.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b6/alexander-mcqueen-3419_clothes_people-don-t-want-to-see-clothes-they-wa_2656205.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People don't want to see clothes, they want to see something that fuels the imagination.” — Alexander McQueen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to empower women. 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