Quotes by Donatella Versace

About Donatella Versace:

Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer and current Vice President of the Versace Group, as well as its chief designer. She owns a 20% share of the business. During the 1980s, Donatella's brother, Gianni Versace, launched a perfume dedicated to her, Blonde, and gave her his own diffusion label, Versus. Versace took over the label's design after her brother's death.
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I have long been a fan and enthusiast where art is concerned.

Donatella Versace

To be Catholic puts a lot of fear in you. It's a great religion, but also one that can limit your experience. You fear experience because everything is a sin.

Donatella Versace

Let's just say beauty inspires me. But I like all beauty - I think it really comes from the inside out.

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A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.

Donatella Versace

I don't see anybody categorized as a 'fashion diva,' except for me! And I like that. I am thought of as a diva because I wear an evening dress and I take care of my look when I go out. I go to parties regarding business, not for fun. And that's why t...

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My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, and she thought it was too crazy for me. She wanted me to be married with children, to be independent, yes, but not to have a crazy life.

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Something has to change in the world. Without change, young people will have no future.

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It's very important for a brand to have an identity through the years, but it's very important as well to evolve because times change so fast.

Donatella Versace

I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer - you do not want to be stuck in the same rut.

Donatella Versace

Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won't recognize them if they change that much.

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Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine.

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You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can't expect years and years of it.

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When I meet celebrities, I have to know what they are like and only then can I design. The clothes have to fit their personality.

Donatella Versace

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.

Donatella Versace

The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack Russell. I think having an animal is a wonderful thing, particularly dogs. They are great levelers, there's no nonsense with them, and they just want sim...

Donatella Versace

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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It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.

Donatella Versace

The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good.

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In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Medusa is a unique symbol - something strong. It's about going all the way.

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Powerful women intimidate men. If she's a really well-known woman, she has a career, she's famous - in that case, men are really afraid.

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Author Bio

  • NameDonatella Versace
  • DescriptionItalian fashion designer
  • BornMay 2, 1955
  • CountryItaly
  • ProfessionDesigner