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I know who the Versace woman is, because I wear the clothes myself.
Donatella Versace
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I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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Fashion is not frivolous.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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In Italian there is an expression: We don't sleep on the fame.
Donatella Versace
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In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life. For a while I lost mine.
Donatella Versace
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For me the safety pin is about rebellion, and I'm punk in the soul.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life.
Donatella Versace
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Hollywood is a very inspiring place.
Donatella Versace
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Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.
Donatella Versace
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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.
Donatella Versace
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I like perfume and flowers.
Donatella Versace
