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

Gianni created the whole thing. I came later and helped him.

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."

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.

When I meet celebrities, I have to know what they are like and only then can I design. The clothes have to fit their personality.

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.

Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won't recognize them if they change that much.