“Even as a young boy, my passion was to design, and I have been very lu...” — Valentino Garavani Quote

“Even as a young boy, my passion was to design, and I have been very lucky to be able to do what I have loved all my life. There can be few greater gifts than that.”

“Unfortunately, the greatest photographers don't pay extreme attention to the clothes. If they decide to put a dress in a bathtub or in front of a cow in the countryside with dirt everywhere, well, the dresses come back... ready to be put in the garbage.”

“An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.”

“In design as in life, smart can also mean wise, kind, inspiring - and cost-effective. And that has a charm all its own.”

“Design is a series of creative choices - it's a collaborative effort, an evolutionary process. You choose your fabrics depending upon what you want to say, then you work with mills to get those fabrics. Through the process, you realize what you want it to be.”

“'We've always been competitive. I yell at Liam all the time, 'Move faster! Work harder!' I'm like the trainer because I design all the workouts and implement and enforce them.”