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The turnover of fashion is just so quick and so throwaway, and I think that is a big part of the problem. There is no longevity. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

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There is something sinister, something quite biographical about what I do - but that part is for me. It's my personal business. I think there is a lot of romance, melancholy. There's a sadness to it, but there's romance in sadness. I suppose I am a very melancholy person. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

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As a designer, you've always got to push yourself forward; you've always got to keep up with the trends or make your own trends. That's what I do. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

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Fame should be left to the film stars. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

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For a long time I was looking for my perfect equilibrium, my mojo. And now I think I'm getting there: I've found my customer, my silhouette, my cut. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

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Nicey nicey just doesn't do it for me. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

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I am a melancholy type of person. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

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I am married to work. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

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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

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I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era. I think of people I want to dress when I design. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

#come #design #design clothes #different #dress