I am an avid follower of the news, and sometimes you just can't take any more war, any more disasters, and you want to remind yourself there's beauty in the world. I wanted to show a more poetic side to my work. It was all about... a feeling of sadness, but in a cinematic kind of way. I find beauty in melancholy.
Alexander McQueenI use things that people want to hide in their heads. War, religion, sex; things we all think about, but donโt bring to the forefront. But I do and I force them to watch it
Alexander McQueen