A biography for Stefano Gabbanahasn’t been written yet.
“Fashion takes its inspiration from society and everyday life, which is the same for everyone, and this is perhaps the reason why certain elements recur.”
“I like Passion Duo, our brand-new gloss fusion lipstick. I also like our Illuminator - it's a glow-illuminating powder.”
“Fashion is OK for five days, one minute, six months, but style is for the rest of the life.”
“I am a serious guy.”
“My mum is totally crazy for fashion still.”
“In life you need to take a risk.”
“I had a few problems. I didn't realise it until I started going to therapy. I did it for 10 years, two days a week, and pretty quickly I understood that a lot of my suffering, many of my issues, were rooted in my realising that I was gay when I was a little boy. I knew I was different. That made me very fragile.”
“I like to eat pizza and spaghetti pomodoro, and I'm crazy for dessert. I like all of them: cassata, cheesecake, biscuits.”
“It's always the same - all men and women want to be sexy.”
“I'm a man, I'm not just a fashion designer.”
“My memories are of denim. I remember being 12 in my Levi's. Wow! As a teenager in Milan, I was really fascinated by Fiorucci, but at the time I was not rich enough to buy. Oh my God! I made a collection of Fiorucci shopping bags, and my mother, she still has them and my stickers, and now I invite Elio Fiorucci to our shows.”
“Sugar is like a drug. If I have one bite, I need to eat it all. I can eat an entire panettone in one sitting.”
“My memories are of denim. I remember being 12 in my Levi's. Wow!”
“The fashion industry now has a direct relationship with its customers. Thanks to things like Twitter, ideas can be shared and circulated.”
“Dreams can still come true; you need a great deal of energy and determination, and a little bit of luck.”
“In my whole life, I've worn black tie three times. I can't tie the knot myself.”
“The first thing I do when I wake up is take a cup of tea, a cup of coffee, and vitamins, and then I look at my dogs. I have three dogs, Rosa, Toto, and Mimmo, all Labradors.”
“We don't think only men can be powerful and strong. Behind the heads of the Mafia, the leaders of culture, there are always very strong women. European culture is a matriarchy, especially in the south. The women have a lot of power.”
“I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents. A child needs a mother and a father. I could not imagine my childhood without my mother. I also believe that it is cruel to take a baby away from its mother.”
“What the fashion system says and what the fashion customer says are really two different things.”