The Alexander McQueen story began on the 17th of March, 1969 with the birth of Lee Alexander McQueen in London. With traditional tailoring and incredible skills added to his set, McQueen then moved into an area more suited to his personality; costume. His MA collection was famously snapped up as a whole by Isabella Blow, his designs capturing the industry’s attention immediately. “People find my things sometimes aggressive,” McQueen said in 2002. “But I don’t see it as aggressive. I see it as romantic, with a dark side of personality, you know? And maybe sometimes I go too far. But that’s just me.”