Giorgio Armani Quotes Page 2

“I prefer being around young people. I don't like situations from the past, definitely no nostalgia. I prefer to think of doing everything new with a different generation that has a different mentality.”

“I prefer to look at a natural woman. A woman should be courageous to become older, not desperate to look younger than her age.”

“I started to take care of my body after I turned 50. I never liked how I looked physically because I was too cute, short, with coloring only on my cheeks, the perfect little nose, and then the blue eyes. I was a hit with girls, who told me it was like I was in Technicolor.”

“I think that everyone has the right to fall in love at any age. But in life, you have to learn how to control your emotions. You must know self-discipline.”

“I wanted to dress the woman who lives and works, not the woman in a painting.”

“I was an observer. I liked to listen rather than openly express myself. This trait is something that I've retained over the years.”

“I would say that my idea of style and my taste are the same as when I began: They express my deep appreciation of all that is simple and linear... I always want to keep up with the times but without altering the essential characteristics of my philosophy.”

“I'm a very private person, and perhaps this can be mistaken for aloofness.”

“I've always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet.”

“I’ve always thought of the T-shirt as the Alpha and Omega of the fashion alphabet.”

“If I eat at the Emporio Armani Caffe, my favorite thing to order is risotto or pasta with tomato sauce in winter; in summer, I prefer a Caprese salad, Parmigiano cheese flakes, or some truly fresh ricotta cheese.”

“In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops.”

“In the fashion world, you have to make clothes to sell. You have to make clothes for the press. You have to make clothes for yourself. What I mean is, everything is an obligation. But a writer? A pure artist? Maybe he doesn't make one lira – but he does what he wants.”

“Individual style is the correct balance of knowing who you are, what works for you, and how to develop your own personality.”

“It would be very hard for me to do things somebody else’s way.”

“It's not a good idea to match your shoes with a bag too stringently. Go for subtle similarity.”

“Jeans represent democracy in fashion.”

“Marketing is not a nice word, but the world is about marketing now.”

“Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that I could become someone here.”

“My relationship with Paris began when I was working for Cerruti in the mid-1960s. When there was an important event in his store, Nino Cerruti very kindly took me with him. I was fascinated, and the city made a big impression on me.”

“My well-known aesthetic sense, which is so obvious and personal, spontaneously spurs me to challenge myself with different disciplines.”

“My work has taught me to pay great respects towards human beings.”

“Never in my wildest dreams did I entertain the idea that I would become a fashion designer.”

“Remain true to yourself and your philosophy. Changing in the face of adversity will in fact diminish your credibility with your customers.”

“That is always what I've had to do in life: to show I am capable of surviving.”

“The difference between style and fashion is quality.”

“The essence of style is a simple way of saying something complex.”

“The excitement does not change. After 40 years in the business, I still find the show to be a magical moment – the performance anxiety, the litmus test.”

“The idea of the museum is to show my work since the start, and I wanted to show all of it, not just to choose between different pieces. They are grouped together in themes – minimalism, androgyny, black and white, graphic, flowers, and so on – from the earliest designs to the most recent ones.”

“The more successful I become, the more I want to remain like me, with my defects and insecurities.”