Donatella Versace

Designer

1955-05-02

Books by Donatella Versace

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Quotes by Donatella Versace

I don't even know what my natural color 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
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I don't even know what my natural color 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
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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.
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I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children.
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It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.
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Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.
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I like perfume and flowers.
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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.
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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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I don't like balance. Balance is not a word you can use in Versace fashion.
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Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic brand.
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I know who the Versace woman is, because I wear the clothes myself.
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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.
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Women are all the same; we want to be smaller in the waist, longer legs, slimmer. I design for women and their defects, to make them better.
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If I could dress anyone, I'd like to dress the Queen - she can handle anything. I'd put her in black - she never wears black - and add a little leather, maybe. A little rock n' roll.
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I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it's an amazingly versatile material and can be used in so many different ways from chic to rustic.
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