Gianni Versace

“I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future.”

“I learned to work with my mother, who had an haute-couture business.”

“The environment was so strong, so dramatic. Tragedy is all over Calabria; it's in the air. All this corresponds to my temperament.”

“Comfort is very important to me. I think people live better in big houses and in big clothes.”

“That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.”

“My dream was always to be a composer, but fashion came very easily.”

“I'm a little like Marco Polo, going around and mixing cultures.”

“I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.”

“I really want to make clothes that are feminine and help women look beautiful.”