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

I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.

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.

I'm a designer, and I work very hard at that. People sometimes want to put down fashion by saying it's frivolous or superficial, but it's not that way at all. It's actually very hard work.

Haven't you heard? I sleep every night in the deep freezer!

It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.

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.