Quote

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.

Donatella Versace

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Donatella Versace
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 2
Businessperson
Designer
Fashion Designer
Reggio di Calabria
Donatella Francesca Versace
Work
Frivolous
Way
Superficial
People
Designer
Fashion
Saying
Actually
Hard
Sometimes

More quotes by Donatella Versace

Image
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.
Donatella Versace
Image
For me the safety pin is about rebellion, and I'm punk in the soul.
Donatella Versace
Image
New York is full of creative people, not only in fashion.
Donatella Versace
Image
Some say the economy means that you have to persuade people to invest in clothes - to buy less things but more expensive things. I disagree - invest in jewelry, or a house, maybe, but not in fashion.
Donatella Versace
Image
Die and born again, die and born again. It's the story of my life.
Donatella Versace
Image
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.
Donatella Versace
Image
Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.
Donatella Versace
Image
You can never forget the time you are living in because the past is the past and it will never come back. So to adjust your philosophy and creativity in fashion to the time you’re living in is the most important thing.
Donatella Versace
Image
The man of the millennium is much more liberated than the man of the '90s.
Donatella Versace
Image
Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.
Donatella Versace
Image
I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.
Donatella Versace
Image
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
Image
Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.
Donatella Versace
Image
Fashion is not frivolous.
Donatella Versace
Image
It's good to see the children be creative. It's the pleasure of the future.
Donatella Versace
Image
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.
Donatella Versace
Image
I'm like a little kid when it comes to music. I mean, the music is always blasting wherever I am that people always knock on my door and say, 'It's too loud!' But I think music gives so much inspiration.
Donatella Versace
Image
As with most things in my life, I believe you should try to enjoy yourself and never feel like you are a slave to a routine.
Donatella Versace
Image
I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is. He has always been inspiring because he is never afraid to break rules or barriers or invent something new - and if you love fashion, then you need to be able to do that.
Donatella Versace
Image
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