Valentino Garavani
I love my beauty. It's not my fault.Collection: Beauty
I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: '60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.Collection: Amazing
I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?'Collection: Hope
I am always locked in my design studio.Collection: Design
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.Collection: Design
I know what women want. They want to be beautiful.Collection: Women
There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.
I like things simple.
I am like a freight train. Working on the details, twisting them and playing with them over the years, but always staying on the same track.
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.
I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.
I am especially grateful that I have been able to keep my own style over the decades, in spite of the many changes that have taken place in the world of fashion and in its business.
I didn't like the '80s at all; it was a vulgar moment of fashion.
I love the 2000s because everyone started to love haute couture.
My first year, people were interested in me because I was new. Then the press started to come.
An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.
Only wear clothes that make you feel alive.Collection: Clothes
Elegance is the balance between PROPORTION, EMOTION & SURPRISE.Collection: Balance
When I entertain at home, I take time and pleasure in the small details that make all the difference. Entertaining is about giving to people and sharing with them.Collection: Home
I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?Collection: Fashion
I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: 60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.Collection: Fashion
French people are charming, adorable but not extremely generous with foreigners, but they believe in what they do. I feel proud in exchange because what I did in restoration is something I did for La France.Collection: Believe
Very few designers today design - it's very important to be able to do your own sketch on paper and then explain [your vision] to the fabric cutters. Instead, lots of designers drape - it's the new way.Collection: Design
I put the number 7 on my t-shirt because this is the number of my championships but also because it was the number of Barry Sheene, who was a great hero of mine and a truly great racer.Collection: Hero
I am Valentino Rossi. If I stay in MotoGP it is to try to win. When that is not possible it is time to stay at home and work in the garden!Collection: Home
My title rivals are behind me but at the moment I am not thinking about that. My target is to finish on the podium and then well see where everybody else is.Collection: Thinking
The sand dunes look like two tits.Collection: Fashion