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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. "

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" For so long Versace couture was identified with celebrities and music, which I love. But at the same time it could overwhelm the clothes. "

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" Die and born again, die and born again. It's the story of my life. "

" 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. "

" I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic. "

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" The man of the millennium is much more liberated than the man of the '90s. "

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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. However, I am not fanatical about it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way. "

" Showing your femininity should help your career and not go against your career. Dressing like a man, using the suit to look powerful - that was the '80s, and that didn't help women. "

" I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour. "

" You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can't expect years and years of it. "

" I like perfume and flowers. "

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" My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, and she thought it was too crazy for me. She wanted me to be married with children, to be independent, yes, but not to have a crazy life. "

" For me, music gives a voice to fashion. "

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" I'm a feminist. I want to fight, but I don't see many people with this desire to fight for something. Women don't help each other, especially in fashion. "

" 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. "

" I have long been a fan and enthusiast where art is concerned. "

" It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself. "

" Women should be sure of themselves because women have a lot of capacities. We can achieve so many different things that men cannot. I think women are stronger. "

" Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it can be a T-shirt. "

" In my life I had no other choice than to become a strong person. "

" 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. "

" Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it. "

" Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won't recognize them if they change that much. "

" 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. "

" Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream. "

" 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 don't even know what my natural colour 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. "

" I wake up at about the same time every day. I sleep well and wake without an alarm clock. "