The three biggest fashion mistakes are cheap suits, shoes, and shirts. Spend your money on something good.
Donatella Versace
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Donatella Versace has been a renegade. Just an incredible, artistic person.
BEBE REXHA I love Versace; I love Donatella's vision! It still has that '90s supermodel vibe.
BEHATI PRINSLOO How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corre...
DAVID NORRIS I just remember Stella Tenant and me dancing in Donatella Versace's bathtub until like four in t...
CAROLYN MURPHY How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corre...
DAVID NORRIS I usually just dress myself. I typically make something or buy something and fix it up. I really lik...
SAMAIRE ARMSTRONG We're using the money from prom fashion show. We're using the money from ticket sales, class T-shirt...
JUSTIN BREWSTER T-shirts for ten dollars are even more fashion today than expensive fashion.
KARL LAGERFELD I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.
WARREN BUFFETT My biggest problem in the big leagues is that I can't figure out how to spend forty-three dollars in...
ANDY SLYKE My biggest problem in the big leagues is that I can't figure out how to spend forty-three dollars in...
ANDY VAN SLYKE I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.
BOBBY FISCHER In economics, one of the most important concepts is 'opportunity cost' - the idea that once ...
MALCOLM TURNBULL When I spend money on myself, it's almost always on shoes and clothes. I'm addicted to shoes...
MATT KEMP People who are frugal understand the value of a dollar and make informed and thoughtful decisions. P...
FRANK SONNENBERG They are good residents with money to spend.
DAN OWENS As for my personal style, I like comfort a lot, like jeans and T-shirts. Having been a trainer for s...
MATT MCGORRY I definitely spend the most money on shoes, partly because vintage footwear can be a little funky - ...
CHLOE SEVIGNY When you meet a stranger, look at his shoes. Keep your money in your shoes.
MICHAEL STIPE People should decide 'are you willing to spend all this money to go to Mars?' I think the av...
FELIX BAUMGARTNER Don’t spend your time or money on being boring.
CANDICE GALEK There is something about you that makes me feel terribly wicked. You make me want to do shocking thi...
LISA KLEYPAS I don't like balance. Balance is not a word you can use in Versace fashion.
DONATELLA VERSACE These kids who have no place in the world, who nobody has ever made room for, look at least for a pl...
ALMA GUILLERMOPRIETO I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN I never knew how many little things went into someone's death: choosing the right black patent leath...
LEE WOODRUFF Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.
DICK ARMEY I'm like a little kid when it comes to music. I mean, the music is always blasting wherever I am...
DONATELLA VERSACE I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it...
DONATELLA VERSACE My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds.
DONATELLA VERSACE I like perfume and flowers.
DONATELLA VERSACE During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois.
DONATELLA VERSACE Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.
DONATELLA VERSACE The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star...
DONATELLA VERSACE Scent is very important. Strong fragrances suit some men, while citrus types suit others. I like my ...
DONATELLA VERSACE I don't see anybody categorized as a 'fashion diva,' except for me! And I like that. I a...
DONATELLA VERSACE My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, a...
DONATELLA VERSACE The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack...
DONATELLA VERSACE When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially i...
DONATELLA VERSACE Some men look great unshaven; others just look like they forgot to shave. Beards and mustaches can b...
DONATELLA VERSACE People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They'r...
DONATELLA VERSACE You couldn't define the '80s when the '80s were happening. We kept changing. We had shou...
DONATELLA VERSACE Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She...
DONATELLA VERSACE I think men know to seduce women though words and conversation and nice gestures. That's much se...
DONATELLA VERSACE I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour.
DONATELLA VERSACE I do think that exercise is important, not only to keep you in shape but also for your state of mind...
DONATELLA VERSACE How do I keep young? Haven't you heard? I sleep every night in the deep freezer!
DONATELLA VERSACE Powerful women intimidate men. If she's a really well-known woman, she has a career, she's f...
DONATELLA VERSACE If I could dress anyone, I'd like to dress the Queen - she can handle anything. I'd put her ...
DONATELLA VERSACE I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.
DONATELLA VERSACE My favorite pantsuit is done in cherry color and all this is a very classic fabric with, like, a bu...
DONATELLA VERSACE I have an image of what a British gentleman looks like, and that image finds real expression in Prin...
DONATELLA VERSACE A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.
DONATELLA VERSACE I love the mix of people who hang out at nightclubs now. Their individuality is an inspiration to me...
DONATELLA VERSACE I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.
DONATELLA VERSACE There are too many beautiful and talented women ?and let's not forget the men ? to choose from.
DONATELLA VERSACE I go from a full working day to making sure I am home for dinner with my kids. I couldn't do that in...
DONATELLA VERSACE (Demi) is a woman who has kids, who has a career and still looks amazing first thing in the morning....
DONATELLA VERSACE My favorite pantsuit is done in cherry color and all this is a very classic
fabric with, like,...
DONATELLA VERSACE Color is important in this collection, but in a different way,
DONATELLA VERSACE this fabric existed, but in different colors, darker, masculine -- like black and yellow. So we deci...
DONATELLA VERSACE [Evening wear is glamorous, but in] a more approachable way, ... In this collection, you're not goin...
DONATELLA VERSACE [Due later this month, Britney Spears' bouncing baby boy (supposedly, that's what she's expecting) w...
DONATELLA VERSACE I love London - it has so much energy.
DONATELLA VERSACE For so long Versace couture was identified with celebrities and music, which I love. But at the same...
DONATELLA VERSACE I know who the Versace woman is, because I wear the clothes myself.
DONATELLA VERSACE Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic...
DONATELLA VERSACE You can't pretend that everybody likes Versace. It would be boring. It's better to create a ...
DONATELLA VERSACE Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.
DONATELLA VERSACE She needs a vacation. She's worked so so hard for so many years. She's a young girl and she's a litt...
DONATELLA VERSACE Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it c...
DONATELLA VERSACE It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.
DONATELLA VERSACE I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer - you do not want ...
DONATELLA VERSACE Die and born again, die and born again. It's the story of my life.
DONATELLA VERSACE Plus-sized women shouldn't think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as wom...
DONATELLA VERSACE In my life I had no other choice than to become a strong person.
DONATELLA VERSACE I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way.
DONATELLA VERSACE I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.
DONATELLA VERSACE In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Me...
DONATELLA VERSACE Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.
DONATELLA VERSACE In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life. For a while I lost mine.
DONATELLA VERSACE I've learned how to appreciate what I have. And it's a lot. I'm very lucky.
DONATELLA VERSACE Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.
DONATELLA VERSACE Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine.
DONATELLA VERSACE It's very important for a brand to have an identity through the years, but it's very importa...
DONATELLA VERSACE Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.
DONATELLA VERSACE My advice to them: Take the money and run, ... Spend it on your sheriff's deputies, your firefighter...
CHARLIE MELANCON This was something people could enjoy and not have to spend a lot of money on.
TERRI BUSHMAN You can spend your money on art works and sit down and look at them. Or you can use your money to he...
XAVIER NIEL Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervis...
DICK ARMEY We have the vision of three communities, who have decided that in Collin County rather than do somet...
FLORENCE SHAPIRO All three of my parents - I also had a stepmother - were teachers, and my dad taught high school, an...
DICK CAVETT Commissions add up, taxes are a big drag, margin ain't cheap. A good accountant costs money as w...
BARRY RITHOLTZ If you default on your Visa bill, nobody comes to repossess your refrigerator or auction off your sh...
VIRGINIA POSTREL I have so many fashion mistakes, but that's part of being in fashion. I think the people that yo...
ZAC POSEN Don't tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I'll tell you what t...
JAMES W. FRICK People spend money when and where they feel good.
WALT DISNEY Don't spend too much time looking in the past otherwise you are bound to repeat the same mistakes. L...
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I'm like a little kid when it comes to music. I mean, the music is always blasting wherever I am...
DONATELLA VERSACE I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it...
DONATELLA VERSACE My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds.
DONATELLA VERSACE I like perfume and flowers.
DONATELLA VERSACE During the eighties and nineties, people wanted to be chic, elegant, bourgeois.
DONATELLA VERSACE Fashion is about dreaming and making other people dream.
DONATELLA VERSACE The suit does not represent the businessman anymore. Nor does the loud shirt represent the rock star...
DONATELLA VERSACE Scent is very important. Strong fragrances suit some men, while citrus types suit others. I like my ...
DONATELLA VERSACE I don't see anybody categorized as a 'fashion diva,' except for me! And I like that. I a...
DONATELLA VERSACE My mother didn't want me to be in fashion. She was in the fashion business, so was my brother, a...
DONATELLA VERSACE The first thing I do each morning is get out of bed and give my dog, Audrey, a hug. She's a Jack...
DONATELLA VERSACE When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially i...
DONATELLA VERSACE Some men look great unshaven; others just look like they forgot to shave. Beards and mustaches can b...
DONATELLA VERSACE People are always surprised when they spend time with my children by how normal they are. They'r...
DONATELLA VERSACE You couldn't define the '80s when the '80s were happening. We kept changing. We had shou...
DONATELLA VERSACE Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She...
DONATELLA VERSACE I think men know to seduce women though words and conversation and nice gestures. That's much se...
DONATELLA VERSACE I think glamour all the time. I wake up in the morning and I'm already thinking glamour.
DONATELLA VERSACE I do think that exercise is important, not only to keep you in shape but also for your state of mind...
DONATELLA VERSACE How do I keep young? Haven't you heard? I sleep every night in the deep freezer!
DONATELLA VERSACE Powerful women intimidate men. If she's a really well-known woman, she has a career, she's f...
DONATELLA VERSACE If I could dress anyone, I'd like to dress the Queen - she can handle anything. I'd put her ...
DONATELLA VERSACE I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.
DONATELLA VERSACE My favorite pantsuit is done in cherry color and all this is a very classic fabric with, like, a bu...
DONATELLA VERSACE I have an image of what a British gentleman looks like, and that image finds real expression in Prin...
DONATELLA VERSACE A business woman needs a successful mix of design and practicality.
DONATELLA VERSACE I love the mix of people who hang out at nightclubs now. Their individuality is an inspiration to me...
DONATELLA VERSACE I find older men more attractive than boys. I need a man who can teach me a thing or two.
DONATELLA VERSACE There are too many beautiful and talented women ?and let's not forget the men ? to choose from.
DONATELLA VERSACE I go from a full working day to making sure I am home for dinner with my kids. I couldn't do that in...
DONATELLA VERSACE (Demi) is a woman who has kids, who has a career and still looks amazing first thing in the morning....
DONATELLA VERSACE My favorite pantsuit is done in cherry color and all this is a very classic
fabric with, like,...
DONATELLA VERSACE Color is important in this collection, but in a different way,
DONATELLA VERSACE this fabric existed, but in different colors, darker, masculine -- like black and yellow. So we deci...
DONATELLA VERSACE [Evening wear is glamorous, but in] a more approachable way, ... In this collection, you're not goin...
DONATELLA VERSACE [Due later this month, Britney Spears' bouncing baby boy (supposedly, that's what she's expecting) w...
DONATELLA VERSACE I love London - it has so much energy.
DONATELLA VERSACE For so long Versace couture was identified with celebrities and music, which I love. But at the same...
DONATELLA VERSACE I know who the Versace woman is, because I wear the clothes myself.
DONATELLA VERSACE Many young people don't know what Versace represent. I want to show what makes Versace an iconic...
DONATELLA VERSACE I don't like balance. Balance is not a word you can use in Versace fashion.
DONATELLA VERSACE You can't pretend that everybody likes Versace. It would be boring. It's better to create a ...
DONATELLA VERSACE Richard Avedon is a true genius of photography and one of the greatest artists of our time.
DONATELLA VERSACE She needs a vacation. She's worked so so hard for so many years. She's a young girl and she's a litt...
DONATELLA VERSACE Elegance is always in style for men. There are all different kinds of elegance. It can be silk, it c...
DONATELLA VERSACE It's no good being too easily swayed by people's opinions. You have to believe in yourself.
DONATELLA VERSACE I understand that the rule of fashion is to change, even as a successful designer - you do not want ...
DONATELLA VERSACE Die and born again, die and born again. It's the story of my life.
DONATELLA VERSACE Plus-sized women shouldn't think of themselves as a size. They should think of themselves as wom...
DONATELLA VERSACE In my life I had no other choice than to become a strong person.
DONATELLA VERSACE I love anyone who breaks the rules, and musicians always break the rules - in an aggressive way.
DONATELLA VERSACE I always wear high heels - I simply feel naked without them.
DONATELLA VERSACE In mythology, the Medusa can petrify people with a look - which is a good thing, I think. But the Me...
DONATELLA VERSACE Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.
DONATELLA VERSACE In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life. For a while I lost mine.
DONATELLA VERSACE I've learned how to appreciate what I have. And it's a lot. I'm very lucky.
DONATELLA VERSACE Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.
DONATELLA VERSACE Fashion is all about happiness. It's fun. It's important. But it's not medicine.
DONATELLA VERSACE It's very important for a brand to have an identity through the years, but it's very importa...
DONATELLA VERSACE Fashion is a weapon that you can use when you need it.
DONATELLA VERSACE Before you eat, you have to work to take out the flowers.
DONATELLA GIROMBELLI She has the possibility to keep the energy -- the good energy from outside -- and put it inside my h...
DONATELLA GIROMBELLI For me, the red if so important this time. The red is so exciting. It gives us light, happiness and ...
DONATELLA GIROMBELLI Especially the bags in the same color or in the same style of the clothes, sometimes with the same m...
DONATELLA GIROMBELLI We have to give modern women the possibility to choose, because now the moment of choice is like an ...
DONATELLA GIROMBELLI In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do.
GIANNI VERSACE I am a typical Italian; I love the clan. But I don't think about getting married.
GIANNI VERSACE Even Michelangelo got paid for doing the Sistine Chapel. To those artists who say they're doing ...
GIANNI VERSACE I think it's the responsibility of a designer to try to break rules and barriers.
GIANNI VERSACE That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion...
GIANNI VERSACE I want to see my niece and nephew grow up, to see their children... I get crazy at the idea that a t...
GIANNI VERSACE Designing came to me. I didn't have to move.
GIANNI VERSACE I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body.
GIANNI VERSACE That is the key of this collection, being yourself. Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you...
GIANNI VERSACE You dress elegant women. You dress sophisticated women. I dress sluts.
GIANNI VERSACE My dream was always to be a composer, but fashion came very easily.
GIANNI VERSACE I'm a little like Marco Polo, going around and mixing cultures.
GIANNI VERSACE It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.
GIANNI VERSACE A lot of devore fabric, see-through. (It) is a kind of collection you can combine in a different way...
GIANNI VERSACE Glamour is back, but with a minimalist touch.
GIANNI VERSACE (It's) irregular (and) cut in a different way.
GIANNI VERSACE For me, the summer will be pure gray -- mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big...
GIANNI VERSACE My fantasy is to leave options for women -- to make their individuality come out, to try to accompli...
GIANNI VERSACE Fashion needs incredible women, alive, stimulating, with style like Diana Vreeland. She is the most....
GIANNI VERSACE My only dream is to get old and finally have time to read all the books that I'm collecting.
GIANNI VERSACE I want to be a designer for my time.
GIANNI VERSACE Comfort is very important to me. I think people live better in big houses and in big clothes.
GIANNI VERSACE Women are more sure of themselves today. They don't have to emulate the way men dress.
GIANNI VERSACE I don't license everywhere. I take care of my name.
GIANNI VERSACE I liked women as a shape to dress.
GIANNI VERSACE I really want to make clothes that are feminine and help women look beautiful.
GIANNI VERSACE I want always to be positive.
GIANNI VERSACE I never fall down. I always fight.
GIANNI VERSACE I have a fantastic relationship with money. I use it to buy my freedom.
GIANNI VERSACE I want to be the joy to people through my work.
GIANNI VERSACE I try to contrast; life today is full of contrast... We have to change.
GIANNI VERSACE I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future.
GIANNI VERSACE For me, the summer will be pure gray - mother-of-pearl gray, very pale gray. To me, this is the big ...
GIANNI VERSACE La sua memoria è adesso un manoscritto a inchiostro simpatico, lo sfoglio pagina per pagina e ci pa...
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