Top 90 Donatella Versace Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “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.”

— Donatella Versace

52. “I do think that exercise is important, not only to keep you in shape but also for your state of mind. However, I am not fanatical about it.”

— Donatella Versace

53. “I’m like a little kid when it comes to music. I mean, the music is always blasting wherever I am that people always knock on my door and say, ‘It’s too loud!’ But I think music gives so much inspiration.”

— Donatella Versace

54. “Some men look great unshaven; others just look like they forgot to shave. Beards and mustaches can be really distinctive if you go for an earthy, rock-and-roll look like the Kings of Leon or the Killers.”

— Donatella Versace

55. “I wake up at about the same time every day. I sleep well and wake without an alarm clock.”

— Donatella Versace

56. “Scent is very important. Strong fragrances suit some men, while citrus types suit others. I like my men to smell fresh and woody, but also like a man.”

— Donatella Versace

57. “I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There’s so much more to it than knitwear – it’s an amazingly versatile material and can be used in so many different ways from chic to rustic.”

— Donatella Versace

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

— Donatella Versace

59. “Giving up my heels was harder than giving up the drugs.”

— Donatella Versace

60. “I don’t see anybody categorized as a ‘fashion diva,’ except for me! And I like that. I am thought of as a diva because I wear an evening dress and I take care of my look when I go out. I go to parties regarding business, not for fun. And that’s why they call me a ‘diva.’”

— Donatella Versace

61. “We shouldn’t be copying what we see. We should try to find our own sense of style, to believe in ourselves.”

— Donatella Versace

62. “I think I asphyxiated my children.”

— Donatella Versace

63. “I don’t like my physique at all.”

— Donatella Versace

64. “My muse changes all the time because I think every designer is a bit of a muse for themselves in a way – they just don’t want to say it.”

— Donatella Versace

65. “You can never forget the time you are living in because the past is the past and it will never come back. So to adjust your philosophy and creativity in fashion to the time you’re living in is the most important thing.”

— Donatella Versace

66. “I don’t think about making sexy clothes. It’s just my instinct to make them.”

— Donatella Versace

67. “You can’t pretend that everybody likes Versace. It would be boring. It’s better to create a reaction than to create no reaction. That’s dangerous.”

— Donatella Versace

68. “I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is. He has always been inspiring because he is never afraid to break rules or barriers or invent something new – and if you love fashion, then you need to be able to do that.”

— Donatella Versace

69. “I don’t like balance. Balance is not a word you can use in Versace fashion.”

— Donatella Versace

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

— Donatella Versace

71. “Sometimes big designers are afraid that people won’t recognize them if they change that much.”

— Donatella Versace

72. “During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois.”

— Donatella Versace

73. “I believe it is the responsibility and duty of those in high-profile positions to give a voice to people whose voices cannot be heard.”

— Donatella Versace

74. “It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it.”

— Donatella Versace

75. “To be Catholic puts a lot of fear in you. It’s a great religion, but also one that can limit your experience. You fear experience because everything is a sin.”

— Donatella Versace

76. “The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star. The same man can now wear both.”

— Donatella Versace

77. “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.”

— Donatella Versace

78. “I have long been a fan and enthusiast where art is concerned.”

— Donatella Versace

79. “I know who the Versace woman is because I wear the clothes myself.”

— Donatella Versace

80. “There’s time to slow down, after you’re dead.”

— Donatella Versace

81. “I was a fashion addict by the time I was 11 years old. I’d wear a miniskirt and patent-leather boots.”

— Donatella Versace

82. “I’d need an incredibly talented make up artist to make me look natural!”

— Donatella Versace

83. “It’s good to see the children be creative. It’s the pleasure of the future.”

— Donatella Versace

84. “I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules – in an aggressive way.”

— Donatella Versace

85. “I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is.”

— Donatella Versace

86. “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.”

— Donatella Versace

87. “I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer – you do not want to be stuck in the same rut.”

— Donatella Versace

88. “Hollywood is a very inspiring place.”

— Donatella Versace

89. “Fashion is not frivolous.”

— Donatella Versace

90. “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.”

— Donatella Versace

91. “I think there was a time when I was too strict and controlling. I think I asphyxiated my children.”

— Donatella Versace

92. “Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.”

— Donatella Versace

93. “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.”

— Donatella Versace

94. “For so long Versace couture was identified with celebrities and music, which I love. But at the same time it could overwhelm the clothes.”

— Donatella Versace

95. “I go from a full working day to making sure I am home for dinner with my kids. I couldn’t do that in a 10cm mini skirt but I am not going to resort to sweatpants and an old t-shirt.”

— Donatella Versace

96. “Some say the economy means that you have to persuade people to invest in clothes – to buy less things but more expensive things. I disagree – invest in jewelry, or a house, maybe, but not in fashion.”

— Donatella Versace