Donatella Versace Quotes
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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 wake up at about the same time every day. I sleep well and wake without an alarm clock.
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Women should be sure of themselves because women have a lot of capacities. We can achieve so many different things that men cannot. I think women are stronger.
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On a hanger, no dress is sexy. It's just fabric on a hanger.
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Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it can be a T-shirt.
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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.
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I've learned how to appreciate what I have. And it's a lot. I'm very lucky.
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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.
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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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My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds.
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I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is.
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I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way.
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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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The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star. The same man can now wear both.
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For me, music gives a voice to fashion.
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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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I have to say, I grew up with fashion because my mother was a seamstress, and she had an atelier. She would cut the first pattern, and then she had people working for her. So I grew up in an atelier, watching people all around me sewing. I was fascinated.
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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.
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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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My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, and she thought it was too crazy for me. She wanted me to be married with children, to be independent, yes, but not to have a crazy life.
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I don't like my physique at all.
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The man of the millennium is much more liberated than the man of the '90s.
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I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.
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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.