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McQueen

The idea of the collectionwas never to produce. The shows were all about publicity and...

The idea of the collection
was never to produce. The shows were all about publicity and creating a marketing ploy
for Alexander McQueen, the designer

Full Transcript

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The idea of the collection was never to produce.
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The shows were all about publicity
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and creating a marketing ploy for Alexander McQueen, the designer.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:35
Uploaded
Jun 27, 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.
They were impossible to reproduce. - McQueen 00:05
They were impossible to reproduce.
Lee started doing bumsters. - McQueen 00:29
Lee started doing bumsters.
You could give Alexander £500 - McQueen 00:05
You could give Alexander £500
He saw some cling film and said "I'm gonna make a dress out of that. " - McQueen 00:17
He saw some cling film and said "I'm gonna make a ...
But, through that weird alchemy of being cut and made by Lee, - McQueen 00:10
But, through that weird alchemy of being cut and made by Lee...
"We need someone to fly over with the dress on Concorde." - McQueen 00:07
"We need someone to fly over with the dress on Concorde...
That's almost the period where I think, - McQueen 00:16
That's almost the period where I think,
And I was that tired that I just dropped the tray - McQueen 00:06
And I was that tired that I just dropped the tray
And I thought, "This is a weird world, - McQueen 00:10
And I thought, "This is a weird world,
You're doing fucking fab shows but you've got to start living. - McQueen 00:04
You're doing fucking fab shows but you've got to s...
The Clothes Show, you know, BBC One. - McQueen 00:12
The Clothes Show, you know, BBC One.
Because I was doing the shows - McQueen 00:11
Because I was doing the shows
I really worked that East End yob, - McQueen 00:16
I really worked that East End yob,
He was aware how seductive that was. - McQueen 00:06
He was aware how seductive that was.
He was far from a bad boy. - McQueen 00:11
He was far from a bad boy.
I just remember this one time when I went round his house. - McQueen 00:23
I just remember this one time when I went round his house.
Like, honest, an honest place round here. - McQueen 00:04
Like, honest, an honest place round here.
You know where you stand, if you know what I mean. - McQueen 00:04
You know where you stand, if you know what I mean.
From our granddads, he got the sense of humour, - McQueen 00:05
From our granddads, he got the sense of humour,
I think that he struggled coming out of that background - McQueen 00:08
I think that he struggled coming out of that background