Alex McQueen

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Fashion Designer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Givenchy
Kering
gptkbp:awards CFDA Award for Best International Designer
British_Designer_of_the_Year
gptkbp:birthDate March 17, 1969
gptkbp:collection gptkb:Plato's_Atlantis
gptkbp:deathDate 2015
2020
February 11, 2010
gptkbp:education gptkb:Central_Saint_Martins_College_of_Art_and_Design
gptkbp:famousQuote “I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.”
“I want to be the one who makes the clothes that people want to wear.”
“I’m not interested in being a celebrity. I’m interested in being a designer.”
“I think of myself as a storyteller.”
“Fashion_should_be_a_form_of_escapism,_and_not_a_form_of_imprisonment.”
gptkbp:finaleDate Spring/Summer_2010
gptkbp:founded Alexander_McQueen_brand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alex McQueen
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Dante_Alighieri
gptkb:David_Bowie
gptkb:Marina_Abramović
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:John_Galliano
gptkb:Isabella_Blow
gptkb:William_Blake
gptkb:Vivienne_Westwood
Theatrical performances
gptkbp:influences Art history
Gothic architecture
Nature
gptkbp:inspiration Personal experiences
Historical events
Cultural references
gptkbp:knownFor Innovative fashion designs
gptkbp:legacy Challenging beauty standards
Influence on contemporary fashion
Pioneering theatrical fashion shows
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Plato's_Atlantis
gptkb:The_Widows_of_Culloden
The Horn of Plenty
Voss
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition gptkb:Alexander_McQueen:_Mind,_Mythos,_Muse
Savage_Beauty_at_the_Victoria_and_Albert_Museum
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:George_Forsyth
gptkbp:style Romanticism
Avant-garde
Dark aesthetics