Donatella Versace

Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won't recognize them if they change that much.

— Donatella Versace

You can be too boring, but you can never be too seductive.

— Donatella Versace

I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.

— Donatella Versace

The man of the millennium is much more liberated than the man of the '90s.

— Donatella Versace

I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.

— Donatella Versace

I don't like balance. Balance is not a word you can use in Versace fashion.

— Donatella Versace

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

— Donatella Versace

For me the safety pin is about rebellion, and I'm punk in the soul.

— Donatella Versace

I'm a designer, and I work very hard at that. People sometimes want to put down fashion by saying it's frivolous or…

— Donatella Versace

I am not a great believer in fairy tales. Every woman should fight hard for her own happy endings. Although occasionally it…

— 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

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

— Donatella Versace

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…

— Donatella Versace

If I could dress anyone, I'd like to dress the Queen - she can handle anything. I'd put her in black -…

— Donatella Versace

Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic brand.

— 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

I don't see anybody categorized as a 'fashion diva,' except for me! And I like that. I am thought of as a…

— Donatella Versace

You couldn't define the '80s when the '80s were happening. We kept changing. We had shoulder pads, then we didn't. It was…

— Donatella Versace

When I worked with Gianni Versace at the end of his life, I was the person with whom he would confide and…

— Donatella Versace

You can never forget the time you are living in because the past is the past and it will never come back.…

— 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

I love the strength of white blonde. Some people talk about having disasters while dyeing their hair - in my opinion you…

— 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

A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality. I look for that special piece that sets the watch apart…

— Donatella Versace

I wake up at about the same time every day. I sleep well and wake without an alarm clock.

— Donatella Versace

A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.

— Donatella Versace

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

— Donatella Versace

I have long been a fan and enthusiast where art is concerned.

— Donatella Versace

I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children.

— Donatella Versace

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

— Donatella Versace

Haven't you heard? I sleep every night in the deep freezer!

— Donatella Versace

I've learned how to appreciate what I have. And it's a lot. I'm very lucky.

— Donatella Versace

Something has to change in the world. Without change, young people will have no future.

— Donatella Versace

Heterosexual men like to be sexy more than gay men, honestly.

— Donatella Versace

I think my own look makes people think I'm tough, but when they get to know me I'm very different.

— Donatella Versace

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

— Donatella Versace

I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.

— Donatella Versace

On a hanger, no dress is sexy. It's just fabric on a hanger.

— Donatella Versace

Die and born again, die and born again. It's the story of my life.

— Donatella Versace

New York is full of creative people, not only in fashion.

— Donatella Versace