Italy will always have the best food.

I wanted to be an independent woman, a woman who could pay for her bills, a woman who could run her own life - and I became that woman.

I never modeled myself after anyone. The person who had most influence on me was my mother, but it was really for her strength and courage more than her style, even though she had a lot of style. In a weird way, looking at pictures of me when I was 17 or 18, I was dressing the same way. I haven't changed very much.

I had arranged a birthday party for him and my children, who are all Aquarians. Instead, we got married. I ran out of excuses. It was just us and my children.

The way I design generally is very much travel-oriented because that is my life. That's why I make clothes that are so light and so easy to pack and a little bit seasonless.

I never like to think that I design for a particular person. I design for the woman I wanted to be, the woman I used to be, and - to some degree - the woman I'm still a little piece of.

There's design, and there's art. Good design is total harmony. There's no better designer than nature - if you look at a branch or a leaf, it's perfect. It's all function. Art is different. It's about emotion. It's about suffering and beauty - but mostly suffering!

I travel in so many different ways; I travel high, I rough it... it all depends on who I travel with.

Attitude is everything.

My favorite days are the ones where I deal only with my own team, design, marketing, working on the next accessories collection.

I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are.

A challenging economy is always good for design. It unites necessity and functionality. You are forced to be creative with poor materials.

Attitude is everything.