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In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do.
GIANNI VERSACE I am a typical Italian; I love the clan. But I don't think about getting married.
GIANNI VERSACE Even Michelangelo got paid for doing the Sistine Chapel. To those artists who say they're doing ...
GIANNI VERSACE I think it's the responsibility of a designer to try to break rules and barriers.
GIANNI VERSACE That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion...
GIANNI VERSACE I want to see my niece and nephew grow up, to see their children... I get crazy at the idea that a t...
GIANNI VERSACE Designing came to me. I didn't have to move.
GIANNI VERSACE I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body.
GIANNI VERSACE That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you...
GIANNI VERSACE You dress elegant women. You dress sophisticated women. I dress sluts.
GIANNI VERSACE My dream was always to be a composer, but fashion came very easily.
GIANNI VERSACE It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.
GIANNI VERSACE A lot of devore fabric, see-through. (It) is a kind of collection you can combine in a different way...
GIANNI VERSACE Glamour is back, but with a minimalist touch.
GIANNI VERSACE (It's) irregular (and) cut in a different way.
GIANNI VERSACE For me, the summer will be pure gray -- mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big...
GIANNI VERSACE My fantasy is to leave options for women -- to make their individuality come out, to try to accompli...
GIANNI VERSACE Fashion needs incredible women, alive, stimulating, with style like Diana Vreeland. She is the most....
GIANNI VERSACE My only dream is to get old and finally have time to read all the books that I'm collecting.
GIANNI VERSACE I want to be a designer for my time.
GIANNI VERSACE Comfort is very important to me. I think people live better in big houses and in big clothes.
GIANNI VERSACE Women are more sure of themselves today. They don't have to emulate the way men dress.
GIANNI VERSACE I don't license everywhere. I take care of my name.
GIANNI VERSACE I liked women as a shape to dress.
GIANNI VERSACE I really want to make clothes that are feminine and help women look beautiful.
GIANNI VERSACE I want always to be positive.
GIANNI VERSACE I never fall down. I always fight.
GIANNI VERSACE I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.
GIANNI VERSACE I want to be the joy to people through my work.
GIANNI VERSACE I try to contrast; life today is full of contrast... We have to change.
GIANNI VERSACE I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future.
GIANNI VERSACE For me, the summer will be pure gray - mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big ...
GIANNI VERSACE Well, the Communists at that moment were very strong in Italy and the Italian Communist Party was th...
GIANNI AGNELLI Well, Italy had been overrun by the War, there had practically been civil war, north and south of th...
GIANNI AGNELLI The factories were heavily bombed, but practically the construction work had been redone very quickl...
GIANNI AGNELLI Now between '45 and '48, things would change enormously, 'cos we'd had credit in United States, cred...
GIANNI AGNELLI Italy in the first years got food, for the first year or the first periods got food. Then we got raw...
GIANNI AGNELLI I mean, what Fiat had it was not very big, it was something like forty or fifty million dollars, but...
GIANNI AGNELLI And the buying of new machinery meant not only the possibility of production, but even the new techn...
GIANNI AGNELLI And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the generosity of ...
GIANNI AGNELLI All the technology of our production was still pre-War. They were sort of '38, '39 and the War had b...
GIANNI AGNELLI And I don't say that we didn't expect it, but we were pleasantly surprised to see the genero...
GIANNI AGNELLI Once he applied for the Leicester job we felt he could not concentrate on our team.
GIANNI PALADINI Italy in the first years got food, for the first year or the first periods got food. Then we got raw...
GIANNI AGNELLI Here, the Hawaiian community has a long history and a long heritage. We need to preserve that.
GIANNI LONGO The problems and issues are not too much different from the rest of the country. This group is conce...
GIANNI LONGO Stakeholders are the people that build the community ... that inspire the community ... that serve t...
GIANNI LONGO They've been telling me to shoot threes for a long time. I finally spotted up and hit a couple.
GIANNI BEER We knew what we were doing wrong. Everyone had high expectations at the beginning of the season, but...
GIANNI BEER Gary has got the job and he will be in charge next season. That was always the intention.
GIANNI PALADINI QPR have not sacked Ian but we are concerned about recent performances and the effect the speculatio...
GIANNI PALADINI QPR has not sacked Ian but we are concerned about recent performances and the effect the speculation...
GIANNI PALADINI If a man is happily married why would he look for another woman?
GIANNI PALADINI Self-service, particularly online, is becoming a foundation of traveler expectations from 'consumer-...
GIANNI MAROSTICA Apparently the man has confessed. He is going through the appeals process which is 30 days and is co...
GIANNI MAGAZZENI They have condemned and sentenced to death the person that was held responsible for the bombing on 1...
GIANNI MAGAZZENI Those are still in the thousands and would be not in a situation which is in line with Iraqi law.
GIANNI MAGAZZENI The bone heals itself; that's not the issue.
GIANNI MADDALOZZO Most people, when they hear about whole body vibration therapy, they tend to laugh.
GIANNI MADDALOZZO Most people, when they hear about whole body vibration therapy, they tend to laugh. But as the popul...
GIANNI MADDALOZZO On the average we got 50-60 centimeters (20-24 inches).
GIANNI PONCET We will have the courses ready for training.
GIANNI PONCET There weren't any problems before. But it helps in terms of setting the scene, creating a nice post ...
GIANNI PONCET From an Olympics in Italy, aside from an organizational success, we expect a sports success. There w...
GIANNI PETRUCCI Reality can be entered through the main door or it can be slipped into through a window, which is mu...
GIANNI RODARI

The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something...
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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...
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I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it...
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My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds.
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I like perfume and flowers.
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During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois.
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Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.
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The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star...
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Scent is very important. Strong fragrances suit some men, while citrus types suit others. I like my ...
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I don't see anybody categorized as a 'fashion diva,' except for me! And I like that. I a...
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My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, a...
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The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack...
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When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially i...
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Some men look great unshaven; others just look like they forgot to shave. Beards and mustaches can b...
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People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They'r...
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You couldn't define the '80s when the '80s were happening. We kept changing. We had shou...
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Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She...
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I think men know to seduce women though words and conversation and nice gestures. That's much se...
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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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I do think that exercise is important, not only to keep you in shape but also for your state of mind...
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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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Powerful women intimidate men. If she's a really well-known woman, she has a career, she's f...
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If I could dress anyone, I'd like to dress the Queen - she can handle anything. I'd put her ...
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I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.
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My favorite pantsuit is done in cherry color and all this is a very classic fabric with, like, a bu...
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I have an image of what a British gentleman looks like, and that image finds real expression in Prin...
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A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.
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I love the mix of people who hang out at nightclubs now. Their individuality is an inspiration to me...
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I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.
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There are too many beautiful and talented women ?and let's not forget the men ? to choose from.
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I go from a full working day to making sure I am home for dinner with my kids. I couldn't do that in...
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(Demi) is a woman who has kids, who has a career and still looks amazing first thing in the morning....
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My favorite pantsuit is done in cherry color and all this is a very classic
fabric with, like,...
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Color is important in this collection, but in a different way,
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this fabric existed, but in different colors, darker, masculine -- like black and yellow. So we deci...
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[Evening wear is glamorous, but in] a more approachable way, ... In this collection, you're not goin...
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[Due later this month, Britney Spears' bouncing baby boy (supposedly, that's what she's expecting) w...
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I love London - it has so much energy.
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For so long Versace couture was identified with celebrities and music, which I love. But at the same...
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I know who the Versace woman is, because I wear the clothes myself.
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Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic...
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I don't like balance. Balance is not a word you can use in Versace fashion.
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You can't pretend that everybody likes Versace. It would be boring. It's better to create a ...
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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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She needs a vacation. She's worked so so hard for so many years. She's a young girl and she's a litt...
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Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it c...
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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 understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer - you do not want ...
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Die and born again, die and born again. It's the story of my life.
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Plus-sized women shouldn't think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as wom...
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In my life I had no other choice than to become a strong person.
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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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I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.
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In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Me...
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Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.
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In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life. For a while I lost mine.
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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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Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.
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Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine.
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It's very important for a brand to have an identity through the years, but it's very importa...
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Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.
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I'm a little like Marco Polo, going around and mixing cultures.

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