I am constantly trying to reflect the way women are treated. It's hard to interpret that in clothes or in a show but there's always an underlying, sinister side to women's sexuality in my work because of the way I have seen women treated in my life. Where I come from, a woman met a man, had babies, moved to Dagenham, two up two down, made the dinner, went to bed. That was my image of women and I didn't want that. I wanted to get that out of my head.
You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition. - Alexander Mcqueen
You've got to know the rules to break them. That's what I'm here for, to demolish the rules but to keep the tradition.
- Alexander Mcqueen
It's the ugly things I notice more, because other people tend to ignore the ugly things. - Alexander Mcqueen
It's the ugly things I notice more, because other people tend to ignore the ugly things.
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, classic labels, and up-a… - Alexander Mcqueen
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, classic labels, and up-a…
I am constantly trying to reflect the way women are treated. It's hard to interpret that in clothes or in a show but there's always an underlying, si… - Alexander Mcqueen
I am constantly trying to reflect the way women are treated. It's hard to interpret that in clothes or in a show but there's always an underlying, si…
Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment. - Alexander Mcqueen
Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment.
The world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today - Alexander Mcqueen
The world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today
There comes a time in your life when you focus solely on what you believe is right, regardless of what everybody else is doing. - 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.
I want people to be afraid of the women I dress. - Alexander Mcqueen
I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.
I use things that people want to hide in their heads. War, religion, sex; things we all think about, but don’t bring to the forefront. But I do and I… - Alexander Mcqueen
I use things that people want to hide in their heads. War, religion, sex; things we all think about, but don’t bring to the forefront. But I do and I…
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