Alexander McQueen (birth name Lee Alexander McQueen) was born in 1969 on March 17th. He was the youngest of six children and his father was a cab driver from East London. He described himself as 'a big-mouth East London yob', which media reports that his life has been like a fairytale; east end boy from rough background becoming one of the greatest British fashion designers.
Apparently, McQueen claims to have started his obsession with fashion from as young as three. When he left school in 1986 his mother, a genealogist, persuaded him to apply for work in Saville Row. An opportunity arised at Anderson and Sheppard, which was the most demanding and authentic tailors that remained on the Row, as his first official job at only the age of 17. At Anderson ans Sheppard he learned how to cut and produce tailored trousers over the period of two years before moving to Gieves and Hawkes, where he then learned to construction of jackets. By the time he was 20 he had already gained more technical expertise than any of his comtemporaries. All this experience was his platform for what the future had to bring him. . .
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