Donatella Versace Quotes
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How do I keep young? Haven't you heard? I sleep every night in the deep freezer!
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I don't like balance. Balance is not a word you can use in Versace fashion.
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During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois.
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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.
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I think my own look makes people think I'm tough, but when they get to know me I'm very different.
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Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic brand.
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Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.
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I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour.
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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.
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Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.
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Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won't recognize them if they change that much.
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I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children.
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It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.
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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 other, especially in fashion.
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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.
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The man of the millennium is much more liberated than the man of the '90s.
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Let's just say beauty inspires me. But I like all beauty - I think it really comes from the inside out.
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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.
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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.
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My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds.
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You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can't expect years and years of it.
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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.
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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.
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I'm like a little kid when it comes to music. I mean, the music is always blasting wherever I am that people always knock on my door and say, 'It's too loud!' But I think music gives so much inspiration.