When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially in winter, because I don't want to concentrate on myself but on what I'm working on. Because I really, really love clothes, I can start to think too much about myself. It's distracting.

Showing your femininity should help your career and not go against your career. Dressing like a man, using the suit to look powerful - that was the '80s, and that didn't help women.

At that time of the supermodels, celebrities didn't want to be in fashion; they thought they were more intellectual and interesting than anyone in fashion.

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.

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.

Something has to change in the world. Without change, young people will have no future.

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

As with most things in my life, I believe you should try to enjoy yourself and never feel like you are a slave to a routine.

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

How do I keep young? Haven't you heard? I sleep every night in the deep freezer!

I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.

I don't even know what my natural colour is. Natural? What is natural? What is that? I do not believe in totally natural for women. For me, natural has something to do with vegetables.

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.

Women should be sure of themselves because women have a lot of capacities. We can achieve so many different things that men cannot. I think women are stronger.

I have an image of what a British gentleman looks like, and that image finds real expression in Prince Charles. He is beyond fashion - he is an archetype of style.

Women are all the same; we want to be smaller in the waist, longer legs, slimmer. I design for women and their defects, to make them better.

Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She is fearless and daring.

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

The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good.

Die and born again, die and born again. It's the story of my life.

To define the era we live in is very difficult. How do we define it? We define it by music.

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.

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

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

The man of the millennium is much more liberated than the man of the '90s.

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

For me, music gives a voice to fashion.

I love the mix of people who hang out at nightclubs now. Their individuality is an inspiration to me. The music they listen to, the clothes they wear and the way they wear them defines a street style that I love.

The body should be reconfigured by the clothes, never again the other way round.

In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life. For a while I lost mine.

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

We all retire one day. If we want to, if we don't want to.

Hollywood is a very inspiring place.

You couldn't define the '80s when the '80s were happening. We kept changing. We had shoulder pads, then we didn't. It was revealing, and then it was decoration. It was a lot of things at once. It was defined when it was over.

I like to eat. Definitely. I love sitting around a table with my friends. But I don't know how to cook anything.

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.

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.'

The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack Russell. I think having an animal is a wonderful thing, particularly dogs. They are great levelers, there's no nonsense with them, and they just want simple affection.

New York is full of creative people, not only in fashion.

Fashion is not frivolous.

I have to say, I grew up with fashion because my mother was a seamstress, and she had an atelier. She would cut the first pattern, and then she had people working for her. So I grew up in an atelier, watching people all around me sewing. I was fascinated.

When my mother did fittings for her clients, I was hiding, looking at these beautiful ladies try on these fantastic clothes. I was dreaming as a small child to try these clothes on myself.

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

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.

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.