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In Italian there is an expression: We don't sleep on the fame.

Donatella Versace

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Donatella Versace
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 2
Businessperson
Designer
Fashion Designer
Reggio di Calabria
Donatella Francesca Versace
Italian
Fame
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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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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.
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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.
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Elegance is always in style for men.
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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.
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It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it.
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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.
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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.
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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 find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.
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I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I’m already thinking glamour.
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A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.
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When my mother did fittings for her clients, I was hiding, looking at these beautiful ladies try on these fantastic clothes. I was dreaming as a small child to try these clothes on myself.
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Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.
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Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.
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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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It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.
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I think men know to seduce women though words and conversation and nice gestures. That's much sexier than when a man uses muscle.
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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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