I like the idea of infiltrating an area that is not really exposed to me or my work. – Alexander McQueen
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
Clothes and jewellery should be startling, individual. When you see a woman in my clothes, you want to know more about them. To me, that is what distinguishes good designers from bad designers. – 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-and-coming designers all together. – Alexander McQueen
I never look at other people’s work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions. – Alexander McQueen
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
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
My relationships with producers or photographers – these are relationships that took years. – Alexander McQueen
It’s good to know where you come from. It makes you what you are today. It’s DNA, it’s in your blood. – Alexander McQueen
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
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
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
When a woman gets dressed up to go out at night, she wants to give 50% away, and hold the rest back. If you’re an open book, there’s no allure. – Alexander McQueen