Valentino Garavani Quotations

I know what women want. They want to be beautiful.

I am especially grateful that I have been able to keep my own style over the decades, in spite of the many changes that have taken place in the world of fashion and in its business.

Even as a young boy, my passion was to design, and I have been very lucky to be able to do what I have loved all my life. There can be few greater gifts than that.

I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.

I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?

There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.

I am like a freight train. Working on the details, twisting them and playing with them over the years, but always staying on the same track.

I love my beauty. It's not my fault.

An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.

Unfortunately, the greatest photographers don't pay extreme attention to the clothes. If they decide to put a dress in a bathtub or in front of a cow in the countryside with dirt everywhere, well, the dresses come back... ready to be put in the garbage.

The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.

I didn't like the '80s at all; it was a vulgar moment of fashion.

I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.

I love the 2000s because everyone started to love haute couture.

My normal life is like being on holiday.

My first year, people were interested in me because I was new. Then the press started to come.

I am always locked in my design studio.

I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: '60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.

It is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari.

I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school

I was lucky. My father raced bikes. He gave me the passion very early. I had my first bike when I was three or four years old.

My title rivals are behind me but at the moment I am not thinking about that. My target is to finish on the podium and then well see where everybody else is.

I am Valentino Rossi. If I stay in MotoGP it is to try to win. When that is not possible it is time to stay at home and work in the garden!

The sand dunes look like two tits.

I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: 60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.

I like things simple.

Very few designers today design - it's very important to be able to do your own sketch on paper and then explain [your vision] to the fabric cutters. Instead, lots of designers drape - it's the new way.

French people are charming, adorable but not extremely generous with foreigners, but they believe in what they do. I feel proud in exchange because what I did in restoration is something I did for La France.

I put the number 7 on my t-shirt because this is the number of my championships but also because it was the number of Barry Sheene, who was a great hero of mine and a truly great racer,

Only wear clothes that make you feel alive.

I have a lot of energy after 2 A.M. I like to sleep in the morning. I have some problems at the start of the day.

Luck is one thing. It has always been there, it has always been a part of my success. It's a part of everyone's success. Without it, you can't be successful. But luck is something you have to stimulate, something you have to nurture through the choices you make...That's why things have always worked out for me. Things work out not just because I'm lucky, but because I plan ahead. I figure out what I want and I go for it. I've always spent a lot of time trying to surround myself with the right people, the kinds of teammates who could lead me to my goals.

When I entertain at home, I take time and pleasure in the small details that make all the difference. Entertaining is about giving to people and sharing with them.

Elegance is the balance between PROPORTION, EMOTION & SURPRISE.