Paris is one of the most incredible places to live. Once you get bitten by the city, you never leave.

When I make a dress that someone wants to put on and somebody else wants to take off, then I know I've got it right. Because when someone looks good on the outside, they'll feel good on the inside.

It's important for me to really play with the traditions and keep things simple and easy. Ultimately I believe in animal instincts - I think they often end up winning out.

In order to be successful, you have to honor what's in old fashion house, but you also have to play with it and push the limits of it.

Florence is probably one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. It's very quiet as well - there's not much nightlife - so it definitely keeps me focused on the work.

I think my biggest muses in fashion are probably rock 'n' roll girlfriends, like Anita Pallenberg and Marianne Faithfull and Bianca Jagger - and then maybe Patti Smith a bit as well.

I'm really working on trying to get that lifestyle aspect of the Emilio Pucci house to be as strong as possible.

I'm not intellectual at all as a designer. Whatever I'm into at the moment is usually what becomes the collection.

I feel like I have to go back to Paris every so often. It just grows on you - the look of the city, the way people hang out there. If you're in Europe, it's good for that.

Keep moving forward! You don't need permission from anyone in order to move on your own father's land! Go ahead and take the lead!

Every day in life is beautiful...every day!

Real Love truthfully sees the flaws - and still really loves fully.

Become better at firing than hiring - it's crucial for building a business.

If you haven't read Alan Fletcher's The Art of Looking Sideways you should be arrested for calling yourself a Designer

You're my special angel, sent from up above. The Lord smiled down on me, and sent an angel to love.

I hope they bury me near a strait man

Joseph Smith could not have picked a better year to start The Book of Mormon than 600 B.C.

I ain't lookin' at you dudes -I'm lookin' past you.

A monk is not forbidden to marry, but if he takes a wife she becomes a monk with the same powers and privileges and occupies the same social position as her husband.