Donatella Versace
16 quotes
Biography
"Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She is fearless and daring."
"All the mistakes I did in my life, I like to keep them private."
"In Rome they dress very well. In Milan, they dress more bourgeoisly. But the most avant-garde city... is Naples. The Neapolitan underground youth can easily be compared to a city like London."
"Wealth is a wonderful ticket to freedom."
"Intelligent men are not ashamed to bring out their feminine side."
"I like perfume and flowers."
"Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine."
"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"
"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."
"The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack Russell. I think having an animal is a wonderful thing, particularly dogs. They are great levelers, there's no nonsense with them, and they just want simple affection."
"I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour."
"A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality."
"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."
"Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it can be a T-shirt."
"Women are all the same; we want to be smaller in the waist, longer legs, slimmer. I design for women and their defects, to make them better."
"Something has to change in the world. Without change, young people will have no future."