I guess to be a story teller, to allow your mind to travel like that, you have to be like a cursed poet. Experienced something in your life, that allows one to leave their troubles through escapism. I sound like a f******ng therapist but I think you can't get to that stage of creativity, if your life has been perfect.
As for it being student like, what's wrong with that. College is the one time where we are free to do as we please. You don't have to like McQueen but I think he deserves respect. He doesn't chuck out crap every season so people like Paris Hilton can get excited. It's obvious that he's lived and breathed the collection for the past months, when it's put on the runway.