When I worked with Gianni Versace at the end of his life, I was the person with whom he would confide and say anything. If there was something I didn't like, I would be honest and say, "No, no, no! Do something different."

I think I asphyxiated my children.

When my mother did fittings for her clients, I was hiding, looking at these beautiful ladies try on these fantastic clothes. I was dreaming as a small child to try these clothes on myself.

Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine.

In fashion, women have more sensitivity, more sense of the body, so they know how things fit and feel. Yet there are not many women who study fashion. It's ridiculous.

I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way.

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