Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She is fearless and daring.

Fashion is not frivolous. I am a businesswoman, a very serious person.

Some say the economy means that you have to persuade people to invest in clothes - to buy less things but more expensive things. I disagree - invest in jewelry, or a house, maybe, but not in fashion.

The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good.

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.

It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it.

It's good to see the children be creative. It's the pleasure of the future.