Valentino Garavani quotes

Valentino Garavani is an Italian fashion designer, renowned globally for his luxury brand Valentino. His distinctive style and elegant creations have influenced the world of haute couture for decades. He continues to be celebrated as one of the leading figures in international fashion. Here are 46 of his quotes:

An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. (Valentino Garavani)

Even as a young boy, my passion was to design, and I have been very lucky to be able to do what I have loved all my life. There can be few greater gifts than that.

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I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.

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I am especially grateful that I have been able to keep my own style over the decades, in spite of the many changes that have taken place in the world of fashion and in its business.

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Unfortunately, the greatest photographers don't pay extreme attention to the clothes. If they decide to put a dress in a bathtub or in front of a cow in the countryside with dirt everywhere, well, the dresses come back... ready to be put in the garbage.

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I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.

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Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

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Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.

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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.

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I know what women want. They want to be beautiful.

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The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true. (Valentino Garavani)

I love my beauty. It's not my fault.

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I am like a freight train. Working on the details, twisting them and playing with them over the years, but always staying on the same track.

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I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?'

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I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: '60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.

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There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.

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I love the 2000s because everyone started to love haute couture.

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I like things simple.

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I am always locked in my design studio.

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The great fights with your strongest rivals are always the biggest motivation. When you win easily it's not the same taste.

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My normal life is like being on holiday. (Valentino Garavani)

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.

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I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.

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I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.

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It is a big problem and so I don't know for sure if I say yes or no to Ferrari.

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Valentino Garavani

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Photo: RaúlBlancoRueda, CC BY-SA 4.0

Occupation: Italian Athlete
Born: February 16, 1979
Quotes count: 46

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