Donatella Versace

“Women should be sure of themselves because women have a lot of capacities. We can achieve so many different things that men cannot. I think women are stronger.”

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

“Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She is fearless and daring.”

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

“If I could dress anyone, I'd like to dress the Queen - she can handle anything. I'd put her in black - she never wears black - and add a little leather, maybe. A little rock n' roll.”

“In fashion, women have more sensitivity, more sense of the body, so they know how things fit and feel. Yet there are not many women who study fashion. It's ridiculous.”

“I'm a designer, and I work very hard at that. People sometimes want to put down fashion by saying it's frivolous or superficial, but it's not that way at all. It's actually very hard work.”

“I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer - you do not want to be stuck in the same rut.”

“You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can't expect years and years of it.”

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

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

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

“The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star. The same man can now wear both.”

“I have an image of what a British gentleman looks like, and that image finds real expression in Prince Charles. He is beyond fashion - he is an archetype of style.”

“We all retire one day. If we want to, if we don't want to.”