Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.

You can have small moments of happiness in life. You certainly can’t expect years and years of it.

Wear a fabulous smile, great jewelry and know that you are totally and utterly in control.

My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, and she thought it was too crazy for me. She wanted me to be married with children, to be independent, yes, but not to have a crazy life.

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.

I think sex is part of life, like eating and breathing.

I studied at a university in Florence and finished my degree. My mother was very strict about this recipe: You need to get your degree.