Quotes by Designers

I have a lot of suits, but I'm not the kind of person who looks good in a suit. Suits are too serious for me. They are better if you can break the rules, so that's why I always try to add something crazy to them. Alessandro Michele

Gender and sex are about rules which we have invented, but we are animals; we belong to nature. Alessandro Michele

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I don't feel the pressure of the market - otherwise, I wouldn't be able to work. Alessandro Michele

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Sting's my ideal man, because he's a real man. Alexander McQueen

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I never look at other people's work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions. Alexander McQueen

Work People Mind Own Other Focused My Own Never Look Illusions

Fashion should be a form of escapism, and not a form of imprisonment. Alexander McQueen

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I don't want to be too proud, but I have a good personal style. Alexander McQueen

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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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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

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The police need to come down to street level. Alexander McQueen

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I was three years old when I started drawing. I did it all my life. 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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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

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You find a lot of ideas from my shows in adverts now. I find it a compliment. Alexander McQueen

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Fame should be left to the film stars. Alexander McQueen

Stars Left Fame Should Film Film Stars

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

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I like the idea of infiltrating an area that is not really exposed to me or my work. Alexander McQueen

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