During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois.

I have long been a fan and enthusiast where art is concerned.

Feminism is dead in the world. It comes from another time. I’m a feminist. I want to fight, but I don’t see many people with this desire to fight for something. Women don’t help each...

My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds.

You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can’t expect years and years of it.

Plus-sized women shouldn’t think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn’t mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress...

Die and born again, die and born again. It’s the story of my life.

When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially in winter, because I don’t want to concentrate on myself but on what I’m working on. Because...

I know who the Versace woman is, because I wear the clothes myself.

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 wake up at about the same time every day. I sleep well and wake without an alarm clock.

In my life I had no other choice than to become a strong person.

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.

Showing your femininity should help your career and not go against your career. Dressing like a man, using the suit to look powerful – that was the ’80s, and that didn’t help women.

In fashion, only sexy won’t go out of fashion.

When my mother did fittings for her clients, I was hiding, looking at these beautiful ladies try on these fantastic clothes. I was dreaming as a small child to try these clothes on myself.

I studied at a university in Florence and finished my degree. My mother was very strict about this recipe: You need to get your degree.

I don’t even know what my natural color 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

Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She is fearless and daring.

I’ve learned how to appreciate what I have. And it’s a lot. I’m very lucky.

Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.

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...

To be Catholic puts a lot of fear in you. It’s a great religion, but also one that can limit your experience. You fear experience because everything is a sin.

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.

New York is full of creative people, not only in fashion.

I think my own look makes people think I’m tough, but when they get to know me I’m very different.

Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.

Many young people don’t know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic brand.

Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.

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.

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...

I was a fashion addict by the time I was 11 years old. I’d wear a miniskirt and patent-leather boots.

Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.

I don’t like my physique at all.

I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children.

I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.

On a hanger, no dress is sexy. It’s just fabric on a hanger.

The body should be reconfigured by the clothes, never again the other way round.

I like perfume and flowers.

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...

People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They’re polite. They’re well mannered. They’re very down to earth, in a way.

I like to eat. Definitely. I love sitting around a table with my friends. But I don’t know how to cook anything.

My muse changes all the time because I think every designer is a bit of a muse for themselves in a way – they just don’t want to say it.

In Italian there is an expression: We don’t sleep on the fame.

The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star. The same man can now wear both.

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.

To define the era we live in is very difficult. How do we define it? We define it by music.

The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good.

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...

Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won’t recognize them if they change that much.