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" I didn't have a happy childhood. "

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" My work today is perceived as being classic, but when I first started out, it was a break from the norm. Since then, I have continued to reinvent myself. I don't change my style, but I allow it to evolve. "

" War taught me that not everything is glamorous. "

" You can think you've made it and yet the next day's press will always be waiting for you, the public will always ask more of you. In short, you can always do better! "

" I have never had anything to do with the kind of fashion that is influenced by the press or identified with the spirit of the season. My clients come for me; they come back each season for my spirit. That's the reality. "

" I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical. "

" This is the problem with the world today: Nobody wants to take risks, to risk being themselves. "

" During a fashion show, I want the clothes to speak. The effort I put into my work must be respected. "

" These days, as I am older and wiser, I realize that there is a danger in becoming an icon, as people can see you as remote and untouchable, and they are less willing to tolerate you doing things that don't fit with their preconceived idea of you. "

" In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops. "

" I prefer to look at a natural woman. A woman should be courageous to become older, not desperate to look younger than her age. "

" Jeans represent democracy in fashion. "

" It is difficult to talk about fashion in the abstract, without a human body before my eyes, without drawings, without a choice of fabric - without a practical or visual reality. "

" Anyone who is passionate about what they do will have a better chance of connecting with future generations than those who simply follow transient trends. At least their work will have a distinctive character, and this is what people respond to, I believe. "

" There are so many things to take into account - your ambition, your ego, the press, the consumers. You can never be sure that you'll be on top of the pile again. "

" Creative work gives you an almost indissoluble connection with people. "

" There are always protests, whether you do something good or bad. Even if you do something beneficial, people say you do it because it's advertising. "

" I learned little by little. I learned how to draw. I learned how to tell the difference in the quality of fabrics - the subtle differences. I started with collections for men. So my first collection for women was deeply inspired by male roles. "

" These designers have no reserve. They've chosen a path and thrown themselves onto it head first, regardless of everything. Whether or not their designs are sellable or vulgar. As long as it's new and people talk about it. That is the truth. "

" A homosexual man is a man 100 per cent. He does not need to dress homosexual. "

" I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best. "

" If I eat at the Emporio Armani Caffe, my favorite thing to order is risotto or pasta with tomato sauce in winter; in summer, I prefer a Caprese salad, Parmigiano cheese flakes, or some truly fresh ricotta cheese. "

" I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet. "

" My work has taught me to pay great respects towards human beings. "

" To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail. "

" My well-known aesthetic sense, which is so obvious and personal, spontaneously spurs me to challenge myself with different disciplines. "

" I'm a very private person, and perhaps this can be mistaken for aloofness. "

" I am not in the stock market. I am beholden to no one in what I do. If I spend billions on a fashion show, I spend billions. It's not public. And if I am in the stock market, I am obligated to account for things, and to show what the business is doing. "

" Actually I am very glad that people can buy Armani - even if it's a fake. I like the fact that I'm so popular around the world. "