I have an image of what a British gentleman looks like, and that image finds real expression in Prince Charles. He is beyond fashion - he is an archetype of style.
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.
In fashion, women have more sensitivity, more sense of the body, so they know how things fit and feel. Yet there are not many women who study fashion. It's ridiculous.
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.
The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good.
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.
It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.
Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.
I don't like balance. Balance is not a word you can use in Versace fashion.
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.
I know who the Versace woman is, because I wear the clothes myself.
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.
You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can't expect years and years of it.
