Giambattista Valli
I have made bouquets of pleats, bouquets of flowers, bouquets of ruffles, bouquets of feathers. Often I design in mousseline, held tightly around the waist, and with something else going on all around.Collection: Design
I like things that are kind of eclectic, when one thing doesn't go with another. That's why I love Rome. The town itself is that way. It's where Fascist architecture meets classic Renaissance, where the ancient bangs up against the contemporary. It has a touch of everything. That's my style, and that's what my work is about.Collection: Architecture
Chic is when a woman is in harmony with herself.Collection: Harmony
I don't shop. I buy things that inspire me, that give me emotion.Collection: Giving
The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.Collection: Fashion
Rome holds my psyche in balance. Whenever I'm there, it's like a holiday.Collection: Holiday
The problem is that resuscitating old labels doesn't work anymore. I think it is very important to give hope to a new generation of designers, so that one day they really can put their own names out there.Collection: Thinking
My clothes are for the international jet set. They are very much for the red carpet.Collection: Clothes
I want a woman to feel the cut of the scissors in the clothes.Collection: Cutting
At Ungaro, I discovered the flou and the language of Paris.Collection: Paris
I'm a label that wants to sell. I believe in clothes.Collection: Believe
Capucci was the biggest schooling I had. It wasn't just about the technical knowledge, such as color and volume, but also about the secret rules, and the beautiful codes of respect between the atelier and the master.Collection: Beautiful