- You can't pretend that everybody likes Versace. It would be boring. It's better to create a reaction than to create no reaction. That's dangerous.
- I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way.
- In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life.
- Die and born again, die and born again. It's the story of my life.
- During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois.
- Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it can be a T-shirt.
- Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.
- The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star. The same man can now wear both.
- It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.
- I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour.
- I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.
- Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine.
- In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life. For a while I lost mine.
- In my life I had no other choice than to become a strong person.
- It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it.
- My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds.
- I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.
- I have an image of what a British gentleman looks like, and that image finds real expression in Prince Charles. He is beyond fashion - he is an archetype of style.
- Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She is fearless and daring.
- I think men know to seduce women though words and conversation and nice gestures. That's much sexier than when a man uses muscle.
- Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.
- Some say the economy means that you have to persuade people to invest in clothes - to buy less things but more expensive things. I disagree - invest in jewelry, or a house, maybe, but not in fashion.
- The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good.
- Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.
- I like perfume and flowers.
- Something has to change in the world. Without change, young people will have no future.
- In fashion, only sexy won't go out of fashion.
- It's very important for a brand to have an identity through the years, but it's very important as well to evolve because times change so fast.
- I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer - you do not want to be stuck in the same rut.
- On a hanger, no dress is sexy. It's just fabric on a hanger.
- I love the mix of people who hang out at nightclubs now. Their individuality is an inspiration to me. The music they listen to, the clothes they wear and the way they wear them defines a street style that I love.
- You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can't expect years and years of it.
- Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.
- I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.
- Let's just say beauty inspires me. But I like all beauty - I think it really comes from the inside out.
- Scent is very important. Strong fragrances suit some men, while citrus types suit others. I like my men to smell fresh and woody, but also like a man.
- The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack Russell. I think having an animal is a wonderful thing, particularly dogs. They are great levelers, there's no nonsense with them, and they just want simple affection.
- I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it's an amazingly versatile material and can be used in so many different ways from chic to rustic.
- I don't see anybody categorized as a 'fashion diva,' except for me! And I like that. I am thought of as a diva because I wear an evening dress and I take care of my look when I go out. I go to parties regarding business, not for fun. And that's why they call me a 'diva.'
- In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Medusa is a unique symbol - something strong. It's about going all the way.
- Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic brand.
- Powerful women intimidate men. If she's a really well-known woman, she has a career, she's famous - in that case, men are really afraid.
- The man of the millennium is much more liberated than the man of the '90s.
- As with most things in my life, I believe you should try to enjoy yourself and never feel like you are a slave to a routine.
- I like to eat. Definitely. I love sitting around a table with my friends. But I don't know how to cook anything.
- When I meet celebrities, I have to know what they are like and only then can I design. The clothes have to fit their personality.
- I don't even know what my natural colour is. Natural? What is natural? What is that? I do not believe in totally natural for women. For me, natural has something to do with vegetables.
- A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.
- You can never forget the time you're living in because the past is the past and it will never come back. So to adjust your philosophy and creativity in fashion to the time you're living in is the most important thing.
- Some men look great unshaven; others just look like they forgot to shave. Beards and mustaches can be really distinctive if you go for an earthy, rock-and-roll look like the Kings of Leon or the Killers.
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