Born on 17 March 1969 in Lewisham, London, to Scottish[REF] taxi driver Ronald[REF] and social science teacher Joyce, McQueen was the youngest of six children [REF].
McQueen later attended Rokeby School and left aged 16 in 1985 with one O-level in art,[REF] going on to serve an apprenticeship with Savile Row tailors Anderson & Sheppard, before joining Gieves & Hawkes and, later, the theatrical costumiers Angels and Bermans [REF].