Gianni Versace quotes

Gianni Versace was an influential Italian fashion designer and founder of the Versace brand. His bold designs and luxurious style had a lasting impact on the fashion world. He is remembered as a visionary whose creativity shaped contemporary fashion. Here are 25 of his quotes:

In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do. (Gianni Versace)
I think it's the responsibility of a designer to try to break rules and barriers. View quote
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It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better. View quote
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I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future. View quote
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I never fall down. I always fight. View quote
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I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom. View quote
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I want to be the joy to people through my work. View quote
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I'm a little like Marco Polo, going around and mixing cultures. View quote
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Designing came to me. I didn't have to move. (Gianni Versace)
I really want to make clothes that are feminine and help women look beautiful. View quote
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I want always to be positive. View quote
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I try to contrast; life today is full of contrast... We have to change. View quote
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My dream was always to be a composer, but fashion came very easily. View quote
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Comfort is very important to me. I think people live better in big houses and in big clothes. View quote
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Fashion needs incredible women, alive, stimulating, with style like Diana Vreeland. She is the most. The way she talks expresses all her values. View quote
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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. View quote
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I want to be a designer for my time. View quote
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I liked women as a shape to dress. View quote
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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. (Gianni Versace)
My only dream is to get old and finally have time to read all the books that I'm collecting. View quote
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I don't license everywhere. I take care of my name. View quote
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I am a typical Italian; I love the clan. But I don't think about getting married. View quote
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Women are more sure of themselves today. They don't have to emulate the way men dress. View quote
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Gianni Versace

Gianni Versace - Image
Occupation: Italian Designer
Born: December 2, 1946
Died: July 15, 1997
Quotes count: 25

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