Donatella Versace Quotes
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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 always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.
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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.
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In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life.
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You couldn't define the '80s when the '80s were happening. We kept changing. We had shoulder pads, then we didn't. It was revealing, and then it was decoration. It was a lot of things at once. It was defined when it was over.
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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 in a way that you like.
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I like to eat. Definitely. I love sitting around a table with my friends. But I don't know how to cook anything.
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Fashion is not frivolous.
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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.
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I like perfume and flowers.
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I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.
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Hollywood is a very inspiring place.
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I was a fashion addict by the time I was 11 years old. I'd wear a miniskirt and patent-leather boots.
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Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.
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For me the safety pin is about rebellion, and I'm punk in the soul.
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Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She is fearless and daring.
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I'm a designer, and I work very hard at that. People sometimes want to put down fashion by saying it's frivolous or superficial, but it's not that way at all. It's actually very hard work.
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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.
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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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In Italian there is an expression: We don't sleep on the fame.
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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.
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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.
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In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life. For a while I lost mine.