My main influence is - it's music. It lifts the spirit. I am always listening to music. And sometimes what inspires me is a little sound or some small arrangement. I really do listen to music continuously all day long - very loud, so people can't stand to be around me anymore.
During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois.
People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They're polite. They're well mannered. They're very down to earth, in a way.
New York is full of creative people, not only in fashion.
Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic brand.
I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is.
Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won't recognize them if they change that much.
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.
Something has to change in the world. Without change, young people will have no future.
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 love the mix of people who hang out at nightclubs now. Their individuality is an inspiration to me. The music they listen to, the clothes they wear and the way they wear them defines a street style that I love.
I think my own look makes people think I'm tough, but when they get to know me I'm very different.
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.
Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.
Feminism is dead in the world. It comes from another time. 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.
It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.