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McQueen

I was at American Vogueand Anna Wintour discovered me and I worked for herand then I went...

I was at American Vogue
and Anna Wintour discovered me and I worked for her
and then I went to British Vogue. McQueen was her knight
and she was gonna take him to the top

Full Transcript

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I was at American Vogue and Anna Wintour discovered me
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and I worked for her and then I went to British Vogue.
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McQueen was her knight and she was gonna take him to the top.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:31
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Salon Pictures,Misfits Entertainment,Creativity Capital,Moving Pictures Media,Time Based Arts,The Electric Shadow Company,Commondeer Films

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Movie Summary

The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.
I just knew. I rang up his mother and said, "You've produced a genius." - McQueen 00:07
I just knew. I rang up his mother and said, "You'v...
And his mother said to him, - McQueen 00:06
And his mother said to him,
Finally I got a little voice on the end of the line, "Hello?" - McQueen 00:09
Finally I got a little voice on the end of the line, "H...
I said, "That's 350, love. You can take it or leave it." - McQueen 00:05
I said, "That's 350, love. You can take it or leav...
It wasn't until I went to the Bluebird Garage collection - McQueen 00:18
It wasn't until I went to the Bluebird Garage collectio...
He'd worked every... Every inch of the way himself. - McQueen 00:06
He'd worked every... Every inch of the way himself.
Every fashion designer wants to create an illusion, - McQueen 00:08
Every fashion designer wants to create an illusion,
Clothes are really beautiful to work with, - McQueen 00:05
Clothes are really beautiful to work with,
It's all lovey-dovey and everything's fine in the world all the time. - McQueen 00:04
It's all lovey-dovey and everything's fine in the ...
In the '90s, you used to make clothes to go out. - McQueen 00:56
In the '90s, you used to make clothes to go out.
Lee was the badly-behaved, naughty school boy - McQueen 00:11
Lee was the badly-behaved, naughty school boy
At the time I first met Lee, Iwas living in Hoxton Square, - McQueen 00:12
At the time I first met Lee, Iwas living in Hoxton Square,
"Come in for a cup of tea. Come in for a cup of tea." - McQueen 00:19
"Come in for a cup of tea. Come in for a cup of tea.&qu...
And he's like "No, no, no, no. I can tell. I can tell." - McQueen 00:12
And he's like "No, no, no, no. I can tell. I can t...
"He's got nothing. He's got no money, no wherewithal, no studio, - McQueen 00:18
"He's got nothing. He's got no money, no wher...
And I went round to my parents for baked beans - McQueen 00:08
And I went round to my parents for baked beans
He said to me, "I really need to get a logo." - McQueen 00:17
He said to me, "I really need to get a logo."
In fact, we were paying him to work for him. - McQueen 00:04
In fact, we were paying him to work for him.
Just to be pan' of it, be part of his vision, yeah. - McQueen 00:08
Just to be pan' of it, be part of his vision, yeah.
Isabella was very keen to call him Alexander. - McQueen 00:05
Isabella was very keen to call him Alexander.