What the fashion system says and what the fashion customer says are really two different things.

Fashion takes its inspiration from society and everyday life, which is the same for everyone, and this is perhaps the reason why certain elements recur.

It's all a game, with new rules every season.

My summer tip is to taste the freedom given by the long days - and by the holidays!

Luxury is not a static concept, but it shapes and changes with society. Now somebody who might not have the time to come to one of our boutiques can shop online.

DOLCE & Gabbana is like my and Domenico Dolce's child. The editing of a collection before a show is a tough call, as we would like to show everything!

The fashion industry now has a direct relationship with its customers. Thanks to things like Twitter, ideas can be shared and circulated.

It's always the same - all men and women want to be sexy.

Italians know that what matters is style, not fashion. Italian style does not have social or age boundaries.

I like to download as many apps as I can - especially the ones with games and gadgets.

To me, flowers are happiness.

Life is just a schoolroom with a glorious opportunity to prepare us for eternity.

My hobbies are run-on sentences.

Commendation heals; condemnation destroys.

With the absence of pressure, it's hard to do great things.

In point of fact, 'Simpson-Bowles' has become a symbol, or SimBowl, rather than an actual plan, political shorthand for the process of long-term deficit reduction.

I could say I think coulds are pretty, and you'd say they're only pretty to demons.

If someone is very upper-class, you have a stereotype of him which is probably true. If someone has a working-class accent, you have no idea who you're talking to.

I try to stay incognito as much as I can. I don't go places that people would expect to see me because I'm trying to lay low.

Cultivate the technique of seeing all problems as opportunities. Opportunities to...be, and decide, Who You Really Are.

Drinking helps us to forget what we are, we leave the office and walk straight to the bar.