You can't pretend that everybody likes Versace. It would be boring. It's better to create a reaction than to create no reaction. That's dangerous.

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.

I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I’m already thinking glamour.

The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack Russell. I think having an animal is a wonderful thing, particularly dogs. They are great levelers, there's no nonsense with them, and they just want simple affection.

I don't like balance. Balance is not a word you can use in Versace fashion.

The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star. The same man can now wear both.

I don't even know what my natural colour is. Natural? What is natural? What is that? I do not believe in totally natural for women. For me, natural has something to do with vegetables.