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 really afraid.”

“I don't even know what my natural colour is. Natural? What is natural? What is that? I do not believe in totally natural for women. For me, natural has something to do with vegetables.”

“Plus-sized women shouldn't think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as women with rich goals in life. Size doesn't mean, really, anything. You can carry your size with pride and dress in a way that you like.”

“I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is.”

“At that time of the supermodels, celebrities didn't want to be in fashion; they thought they were more intellectual and interesting than anyone in fashion.”

“To be Catholic puts a lot of fear in you. It's a great religion, but also one that can limit your experience. You fear experience because everything is a sin.”

“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.”

“In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Medusa is a unique symbol - something strong. It's about going all the way.”

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

“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.”

“It's very important for a brand to have an identity through the years, but it's very important as well to evolve because times change so fast.”

“The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good.”

“I do think that exercise is important, not only to keep you in shape but also for your state of mind. However, I am not fanatical about it.”

“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.”

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

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

“I don't even know what my natural color is. Natural? What is natural? What is that? I do not believe in totally natural for women. For me, natural has something to do with vegetables”

“Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine.”

“I have to say, I grew up with fashion because my mother was a seamstress, and she had an atelier. She would cut the first pattern, and then she had people working for her. So I grew up in an atelier, watching people all around me sewing. I was fascinated.”

“I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour.”