Donatella Versace

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

To define the era we live in is very difficult. How do we define it? We define it by music. ”

I was a fashion addict by the time I was 11 years old. I'd wear a miniskirt and patent-leather boots. ”

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. ”

My muse changes all the time because I think every designer is a bit of a muse for themselves in a way - they just don't want to say it. ”

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. ”

I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children. ”

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. ”

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

New York is full of creative people, not only in fashion. ”