The idea that a man should be wearing something different and more eccentric is obviously the oldest idea on earth.
— Alessandro Michele
I always explain through images and characters what fashion means, and describing scent is almost the same. It can be very powerful. It can really change the perspective a person has of you.
Westminster is a piece of this city's energy, something the contemporary world has forgotten.
The way you dress is an expression of your personality.
This is the power of fashion: the capability of allowing people to express themselves.
Here in L.A., people really open their houses in an easy way, nothing too complicated. You can go in your flip-flops.
I adore the classical pieces of our culture. The Greek and Roman are still inside and everywhere; it's impossible to disconnect.
Your memory is not my memory.
There should be no boundaries, no hierarchy, no violence. Men and women are equal.
In L.A., I feel God more than I do in a church.
We live in a world that is full of product. We have too much.
The future is not so interesting for me because the future doesn't exist. I am really focused on the contemporary.
I've always been intrigued and fascinated by Gaga. She is a chameleon; she has the capability to fully express her individuality and her eclectic personality by simply being herself.
I love taking prints, embroidery, appliques - precious things that seem to be from another time - and using them to create a contemporary, new story.
I just try to see what happens when you put your feet on the accelerator.
Creativity is not about the fame.
I'm a collector of everything.
I've been an avid collector since I was a child.
Trees and flowers are so important. The idea of blooming is the idea of becoming something different.
I think a lot of people feel that they want something softer. Things are changing. It's about individuality, and in a way, it's romantic.
I love the English aesthetic; in a way, I feel it is close to my own, a beautiful chaos; it is a powerful mix of the past and the present.
The only dream I have in my life is to be a little piece of my dad, because he was really happy.
I love to come to L.A. because it's one of the most inspiring places because there are no rules.
I adore pink; it's very powerful. It makes you feel sweet and sexy, also if you are a man.
The fragments for the past, for me, are not without life.
I hate to plan my life.
I love to give voice to things that are not very visible.
I think if you work with different kinds of codes, attitudes, in the end you have a language. It's like within a person. You are not always the same.
In fashion, people are very focused on the future, but I really love to talk about the present.
Luxury means that you show the way you dress with eccentricity.
Fashion is not about product; it's about an interesting idea that you can't resist buying into.
My idea for Gucci was crazy, but that's the only idea I had. I was sure I'd be fired after the first show.
I become mad when I work. It's like a fever that grows; I don't need to choose just one thing.
I usually talk about clothes in terms of a story rather than a colour.
I have a big passion for flowers and nature.
I'm not conscious of being a revolutionary. This is my life, looking through my glasses at my little world, but this world seems to be full of people who understand it.
It seems only natural to me to present my men's and women's collections together.
Snoopy was a philosopher in a way.
The very beginning of European aesthetics started from Florence. Everything here was beauty, money, and creativity, the power of the good money.
I am always connected with the Renaissance a lot; that's why I am connected with Pitti Palace.
It has been a marvellous experience and a great gift collaborating with Madonna. Now that I have had the chance to see her working, I truly understand why she is so grand! I believe she is a true artist, and I am crazy about her.
The obsession that you have to manage everything - it's really bad.
If you have rules, you let creativity sleep.
I love to mix everything together. It's really my way to see beauty.
Fashion should be genderless; how people perceive the idea of beauty can vary from one to another.
The only urgency I feel is to keep on, at a slow pace, with my journey.
You have to be open to dreaming. It's a complicated language, but I'm obsessed with it.
The idea that I'm 45 doesn't mean that I have no creativity. I'm like a student: it's the same - it's not a war!
I'm obsessed with trompe l'oeil - the idea of something that is existing and is not existing.
