Beauty has no boundaries, no rules, no colors. Beauty is like a religion. You can include everything inside it.
The way you dress is an expression of your personality.
I love taking prints, embroidery, appliques - precious things that seem to be from another time - and using them to create a contemporary, new story.
Vintage is my vocabulary... like the notes of a musician.
The way you dress is really the way you feel, the way you live, what you read, your choices. That's what I want to put into Gucci.
There is something special about the beauty in the unclear, the ambiguity, the in-between that you can't totally recognise.
There is something in Shanghai that is very exciting and alive - the idea of a city with two different souls, one from today and another from a long time ago, is amazing.
Fashion should be genderless; how people perceive the idea of beauty can vary from one to another.
My way to think about creation is like the end of the world. I love confusion. So music and image, picture, fabrics, people, person, talk: That's my way to work. And food. And perfumes. I love perfumes. And flowers and plants, and dresses and vintage.
My idea for Gucci was crazy, but that's the only idea I had. I was sure I'd be fired after the first show.
There should be no boundaries, no hierarchy, no violence. Men and women are equal.
Fashion is not about product; it's about an interesting idea that you can't resist buying into.
With a brand like Gucci, you have to give something that belongs to beautiful Italian culture in terms of craftsmanship and materials.
Fashion is the most beautiful illusion you can have.
I'm obsessed with trompe l'oeil - the idea of something that is existing and is not existing.
If you have rules, you let creativity sleep.
My father was a shaman. He told me that time doesn't exist. He didn't use a clock. He didn't know when my birthday was.
Trees and flowers are so important. The idea of blooming is the idea of becoming something different.
I love to mix everything together. It's really my way to see beauty.
I just try to see what happens when you put your feet on the accelerator.
