Donatella Versace

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

— Donatella Versace

I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it's an…

— Donatella Versace

Alexander McQueen... The fashion world has not only lost an icon but we have also lost a very special friend.

— Donatella Versace

Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it can be a…

— Donatella Versace

Women are all the same; we want to be smaller in the waist, longer legs, slimmer. I design for women and their…

— Donatella Versace

My main influence is - it's music. It lifts the spirit. I am always listening to music. And sometimes what inspires me…

— Donatella Versace

I love the mix of people who hang out at nightclubs now. Their individuality is an inspiration to me. The music they…

— Donatella Versace

It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a…

— Donatella Versace

Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.

— Donatella Versace

We shouldn't be copying what we see. We should try to find our own sense of style, to believe in ourselves.

— Donatella Versace

Feminism is dead in the world. It comes from another time. I'm a feminist. I want to fight, but I don't see…

— Donatella Versace

Women's bodies are curvy, sensual, it's about being happy to be a woman - and sexy is always good

— Donatella Versace

Scent is very important. Strong fragrances suit some men, while citrus types suit others. I like my men to smell fresh and…

— Donatella Versace

In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life. For a while I lost mine.

— Donatella Versace

My muse changes all the time because I think every designer is a bit of a muse for themselves in a way…

— Donatella Versace

My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, and she thought…

— Donatella Versace

During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois.

— Donatella Versace

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

— Donatella Versace

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…

— Donatella Versace

Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.

— Donatella Versace

I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I’m already thinking glamour.

— Donatella Versace

I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is. He has always been inspiring because he…

— Donatella Versace

There's time to slow down, after you're dead.

— Donatella Versace

I love the jacket with a varnish finish, a bomber. I adore the proportions, with the tight skirt, no stockings, very sexy…

— Donatella Versace

Giving up my heels was harder than giving up the drugs.

— Donatella Versace