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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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Giorgio Armani
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: July 11
Entrepreneur
Fashion Designer
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Luxury is obviously the direction that interests me the most, but there is a lot of confusion between luxury and exhibitionism. For me, the concept of luxury is more traditional, more exclusive, more sophisticated than luxury for the masses.
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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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I believe that my clothes can give people a better image of themselves - that it can increase their feelings of confidence and happiness.
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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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My brands all are unique in terms of their spirits, but they have the same Armani stamp. There is a level of taste which runs through every single product. Sitting side by side, they are perhaps more stimulating than they would be just on their own. It gives a new idea, a new proposal, a new perspective.
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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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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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I sensed that women wanted to be a little different. My fluidity gave them a way of interpreting their bodies in a more personal, individual way.
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I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best.
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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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I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet, ... The White T.
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Remember that, in the end, the customer doesn't know, or care, if you are small or large as an organization - she or he only focuses on the garment hanging on the rail in the store.
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I believe that style is the only real luxury,that is really desirable
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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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The goal I seek is to have people refine their style through my clothing without having them become victims of fashion.
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I've always worked. I have always been too responsible. But I don't know how to live any other way. I think that this discipline was also demanded of me by my work.
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I was an observer. I liked to listen rather than openly express myself. This trait is something that I've retained over the years.
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The confident artist is a fool.
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Remain true to yourself and your philosophy.
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Youth culture adopts Armani and adapts it in its own way, as befits youthful enthusiasm.
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