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Style is having the courage of one's choices and the courage to say no. It's good taste and culture.

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Giorgio Armani
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 11
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
Taste
Courage
Style
Choices
Culture
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That is what [Andy] Warhol portraits do: They elevate the subject into an icon of the pop culture he was documenting.
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Anyone who is passionate about what they do will have a better chance of connecting with future generations than those who simply follow transient trends. At least their work will have a distinctive character, and this is what people respond to, I believe.
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Of course, the muscular build of athletes is always a challenge for a designer, but my clothing's softness and comfort, which are central aspects of my stylistic vision, allow it to adapt to various physical builds effortlessly.
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Sports are fundamental for growing in a healthy way: they represent fair competition, strength, and exercise, which enhance the body's healthy balance and strengthen the mind.
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When I was younger, I never laughed. I was always sour. If I look at pictures of me from the past, I never see a smile. I think it came out of my insecurity. I had a lot of complexes.
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The difference between style and fashion is quality.
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Being famous very often means sacrificing your privacy and that of others. You have to impose on those close to you a pace and lifestyle that might be a bigger sacrifice for others than it is for you.
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Today we no longer live in a way that is constrained by simple working or leisure environments - we travel, we work on laptops in coffee shops, we go out to dinner straight from work.
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It would be very hard for me to do things somebody else's way.
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Technical garments for sporting performance will, I believe, simply become more and more fit for purpose and will perform better and better. What is perhaps more interesting is how this technology will cross over into the fashion mainstream. We already see this trend in everything from footwear to outerwear.
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I am impressed with America's capacity for change, and their ability to bring someone as inspirational as Barack Obama into the White House.
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You have to have doubts. I have collaborators I work with. I listen and then I decide. That's how it works.
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Emphasize comfort without compromise.
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Remain true to yourself and your philosophy.
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Today, people no longer go out with a total look or ensemble taken straight from the runway. Customers mix and match between labels and between price points. The idea is to create something for yourself: what you want, and how you want it. I realize that shoppers want more flexibility and choice now.
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Anyhow, even though I have this home theater, I love going out to the movies. Movies are meant to be experienced together.
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To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.
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Youth culture adopts Armani and adapts it in its own way, as befits youthful enthusiasm.
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I know that people who have been closely involved with my work for many years are terrified of having to answer to someone else, someone who is not me, and that it won't be me to help them in their problems. This is my real problem.
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Our wardrobe needs to be more versatile, and, above all, it needs to be comfortable.
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