A biography for Gianni Versacehasn’t been written yet.
“Even Michelangelo got paid for doing the Sistine Chapel. To those artists who say they're doing it for the love of art, I say: Get real.”
“It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.”
“Fashion needs incredible women, alive, stimulating, with style like Diana Vreeland. She is the most. The way she talks expresses all her values.”
“Designing came to me. I didn't have to move.”
“I liked women as a shape to dress.”
“I don't license everywhere. I take care of my name.”
“I want to see my niece and nephew grow up, to see their children... I get crazy at the idea that a time will come when I won't see Daniel and Allegra anymore.”
“I try to contrast; life today is full of contrast... We have to change.”
“In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do.”
“I am a typical Italian; I love the clan. But I don't think about getting married.”
“My only dream is to get old and finally have time to read all the books that I'm collecting.”
“I want to be a designer for my time.”
“I want to be the joy to people through my work.”
“I want always to be positive.”
“For me, the summer will be pure gray - mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big statement for summer. Then we have light blue, light turquoise, lots of pink.”
“At the beginning of my career, it was very hard to go up. Now, it's very hard to stay on top. You have to stay there, and I want to stay there so badly. I'm still standing.”
“I think it's the responsibility of a designer to try to break rules and barriers.”
“Women are more sure of themselves today. They don't have to emulate the way men dress.”
“I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body.”
“I never fall down. I always fight.”