I am comfortable giving people direction. If something is not good enough, my job is to find a way to help them learn from their mistake, and underst….

If we give girls and women the chance to change their lives, they can change the world..

The first thing I notice about a man are his shoes. Then I look at his watch..

My biggest satisfaction is always when I make something beautiful and well-done that I can see on a real man or woman - not only in the glossy magazi….

I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of….

I grew up in Rome, in actually what I would say was a liberal, open-minded family. My father was an architect and my mother was a teacher of art hist….

I always loved the look of musicians. I've always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up, it seemed that the ones I liked didn….

I have to tell you, a few people had very controversial feelings about what I was doing with Gucci at the beginning, and now, after a couple of years….

I wake up in the night screaming sometimes when I've had a fight with my husband, more than with the company. I still sleep very well. I take it day ….

You need to reinvent yourself every day when you are doing creative work. I always say that the moment I feel I'm at the top of the mountain and I ca….

Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water..

I think the '70s are always inspiring to me. I was born then, so I have a lot of memories about how my parents were and what kinds of movies I was wa….

For me, beauty and fashion are always connected. One doesn't exist without the other. Make up is a key element of the Gucci runway show - it helps co….

I always loved the look of musicians. I've always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up, it seemed that the ones I liked didn….

I don't want to be too 'classic' because it's not in the DNA of Gucci. You need to be a little bit provocative..

The idea of 'ferie,' or summer break, is a long tradition of which all Italians, including myself, participate. It's a time to relax, reflect and rec….

I always had a very strong sense of responsibility, so the minute I started to work in fashion, I was always tremendously serious-too much sometimes.….

When I joined Gucci in 2002, I immediately wanted to make a research trip into the archives because I'd heard about how incredible they were, but I n….

With men, you need to anticipate all your ideas at least one or two months before the next women's collection, so you need to create a feeling that l….

The pressure is always very high. I am the client, and when I am the client, I need to fight with the photographer or with the stylists or with all t….

When I approach a collection, I never think too much about myself, because doing fashion and being a designer, you need to dream. Of course, there's ….