Alexander McQueen about the "Savage Beauty" Exhibition in quotes

London

'You take inspiration from the street, with the trousers so low. You don't need to go to India, you can find it in places like Bethnal Green or down Brick Lane. It's everywhere'
- Alexander McQueen 

'London's where I grew up. It's where my heart is and where I get my inspiration'
- Alexander McQueen

Savage Mind

‘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

'I want to be the purveyor of a certain silhouette or a way of cutting, so that when I'm dead and gone people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen.'
- Alexander McQueen

A Gothic Mind 

‘People find my things sometimes aggressive. But I don’t see it as aggressive. I see it as romantic, dealing with a dark side of personality.’
- Alexander McQueen

 ‘There has to be a sinister aspect, whether it’s melancholy or sadomasochist. I think everyone has a deep sexuality, and sometimes it’s good to use a little of it – and sometimes a lot of it – like a masquerade.’
- Alexander McQueen

Romantic Primitivism 

'What I do is look at ancient African tribes, and the way they dress. There's a lot of tribalism in the collections.'
- Alexander McQueen

'Fashion can be really racist, looking at the clothes of other cultures as costumes.

That's mundane and it's old hat. Let's break down some barriers.'

- Alexander McQueen