article_snippet: The son of a taxi driver and a social science teacher, the glittering world McQueen came to inhabit was a far cry from the humble terraced home in Lewisham, south London, where McQueen grew up with McQueen five brothers and sisters.
article_snippet: Both would have huge influence on his later career.
article_snippet: McQueen's big break came following a spell in Milan working for Romeo Gigli.
article_snippet: his faith in the glittering world McQueen paid off.