Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.

I know who the Versace woman is because I wear the clothes myself.

I am not a great believer in fairy tales. Every woman should fight hard for her own happy endings. Although occasionally it is nice to wake up as a princess.

Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it can be a T-shirt.

What is comfortable fashion? To be comfortable, that can't be in the vocabulary of fashion. If you want to be comfortable, stay home in your pajamas.

In Italian there is an expression: We don't sleep on the fame.

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.