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" Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that I could become someone here. "
Giorgio Armani
Realize
Fearless
Someone
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" Why do I put myself in a position to be cast aside or not considered as I would like to? Because I am a creative mind, because I still aspire to be one. "
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" In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops. "
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" When I started, I had nothing. Because my family was really, really, really poor. "
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" I would say that my idea of style and my taste are the same as when I began: They express my deep appreciation of all that is simple and linear... I always want to keep up with the times but without altering the essential characteristics of my philosophy. "
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" China approaches fashion with strong enthusiasm. And I believe that this enthusiasm can be translated into something interesting, economically speaking. Not only for my brand, but also for other brands. "
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Strong
" Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. "
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Never
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" I dress in my 'uniform,' or my own dress code, which reflects my personal method and work ethic. My belief is that my plain T-shirt - I have about 40 of them - or blue sweater helps focus others' attention on me and on what I say. "
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Focus
" 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. "
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Change
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Work
" You have to have doubts. I have collaborators I work with. I listen, and then I decide. That's how it works. "
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Listen
Decide
Work
" When I started Giorgio Armani in the mid-'70s, I realized that women needed a way to dress that was equivalent to that of men - something that would give them dignity, an attitude that would help them handle their work life. "
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Attitude
" A homosexual man is a man 100 per cent. He does not need to dress homosexual. "
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Need
Does
Dress
" I didn't have a happy childhood. "
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Childhood
Happy Childhood
Happy
" The difference between style and fashion is quality. "
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" 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. "
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Love
Best
Age
" 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. "
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" I started to take care of my body after I turned 50. I never liked how I looked physically because I was too cute, short, with coloring only on my cheeks, the perfect little nose, and then the blue eyes. I was a hit with girls, who told me it was like I was in Technicolor. "
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Eyes
Blue
Care
" To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail. "
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Your
Focused
Create
" My work has taught me to pay great respects towards human beings. "
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Pay
Human
Great
" 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. "
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I Am
Fake
Fact
" A well-maintained physique is a great business card. Ideas and intelligence are what matters, but if you have a well-maintained physique, it's better. "
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Ideas
Great
Intelligence
" My relationship with Paris began when I was working for Cerruti in the mid-1960s. When there was an important event in his store, Nino Cerruti very kindly took me with him. I was fascinated, and the city made a big impression on me. "
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Paris
City
Important
" Creative work gives you an almost indissoluble connection with people. "
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Creative
Connection
You
" 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. "
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Differences
Women
Men
" I'm a very private person, and perhaps this can be mistaken for aloofness. "
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Very
Private
Person
" I don't like women who follow fashion in the sense of becoming victims of it. I like women who have elegance, who have allure, who use fashion, rather than the other way around. "
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Women
Elegance
Follow
" I don't have a formula to pass on. I always did it my own way. Even today, I hold my independence close. It's what's most precious to me. Passion. Risk. Tenacity. Consistency. This is my professional history. "
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Consistency
Passion
History
" There can be nothing without love. No money, no power. Love is very important. When you wake up in the morning, you need to know that somebody else is waking up, thinking of you. "
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Morning
Power
Love
" 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. "
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Stock Market
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Fashion
" I wanted to dress the woman who lives and works, not the woman in a painting. "
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" 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. "
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