I was never a big networker, but I was a spin doctor, all those shock shows, that’s how I got my first backers. But fashion’s a scary industry to be in, especially if you’ve not grown up with it. Alexander McQueen Read Quote
I have been skiing since I was in school, but I’m not great. I am never going to break an Olympic record, I just want to go down the hills, on red or blue runs, but not… black. Alexander McQueen Read Quote
I think the idea of mixing luxury and mass-market fashion is very modern, very now – no one wears head-to-toe designer anymore. Alexander McQueen Read Quote
British fashion is self confident and fearless. It refuses to bow to commerce, thus generating a constant flow of new ideas whilst drawing in British heritage. Alexander McQueen Read Quote
For people who know McQueen, there is always an underlying message. It’s usually only the intellectual ones who understand what’s going on in what I do. Alexander McQueen Read Quote
Some couture collections have everything including the kitchen sink! Everything gets thrown on to make it look expensive. I find it grotesque when clothes hit you in the face and there’s no room for fault. But I don’t expect to turn things around all by myself. I’m not a saint. Alexander McQueen Read Quote
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 Read Quote
You find a lot of ideas from my shows in adverts now. I find it a compliment. Alexander McQueen Read Quote
