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" 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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" I get really frustrated when people say that a collection is not very 'Armani.' Iconic status can be like a pair of handcuffs, especially if, like me, you wish to continually stretch yourself creatively, as Warhol did. "

Giorgio Armani

Say

People

" I wanted to dress the woman who lives and works, not the woman in a painting. "

" I have always considered that my collection must have an international flair so it can be at the service of the European public. Or to people in Asia. Yes, there are tiny little alterations I notice in the proportions of the outfits, but fundamentally, the collection is that way. "

" 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. "

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

Giorgio Armani

Aesthetic

Challenge

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

" I was an observer. I liked to listen rather than openly express myself. This trait is something that I've retained over the years. "

" The more successful I become, the more I want to remain like me, with my defects and insecurities. "

Giorgio Armani

Want

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In the fashion world, you have to make clothes to sell. You have to make clothes for the press. You have to make clothes for yourself. What I mean is, everything is an obligation. But a writer? A pure artist? Maybe he doesn't make one lira - but he does what he wants. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" That is always what I've had to do in life: to show I am capable of surviving. "

Giorgio Armani

Show

Capable

" Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer. "

" I prefer being around young people. I don't like situations from the past, definitely no nostalgia. I prefer to think of doing everything new with a different generation that has a different mentality. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I must always try to do better because perfectionism, and the need to always have new goals and achieve them, is a state of mind that brings profound meaning to life. "

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

" War taught me that not everything is glamorous. "

" Jeans represent democracy in fashion. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness. "

" Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that I could become someone here. "