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McQueen

You could give Alexander £500 and he could produce30 pieces of clothing

You could give Alexander £500 and he could produce
30 pieces of clothing

Full Transcript

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You could give Alexander £500
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and he could produce 30 pieces of clothing.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:20
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.
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
I'd told all my brothers and sisters and aunts, - McQueen 00:05
I'd told all my brothers and sisters and aunts,
He would come home at night and say, - McQueen 00:07
He would come home at night and say,
My dad could be a bit cutting sometimes, but he was joking. - McQueen 00:05
My dad could be a bit cutting sometimes, but he was joking.