Domenico Dolce Quotes

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Domenico Dolce

Profession : Designer

Birth : August 13, 1958

Each of our collections is like a movie. We write the script, and this Sicilian woman who has traveled around the world plays the lead role.

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I come from a small village in Sicily. For all Italian people, family is very important. We don't fight with our families.

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People say: 'Models are so young, they're so skinny.' But Mr. Balenciaga used models at 16, and that will never change. People say they are skinny, but there is a difference between skinny and sick. If someone is sick, they're sick. It's not because of fashion. If I have flu, I have flu; it's not because I work in fashion.

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The fashion system has killed fashion.

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I cook and wash, cook and wash. When I am done, the kitchen is like a mirror.

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My mum was very conscious about fashion, and my dad was born into the tailoring tradition, so fashion has always been my life, although now, really, I wear the same thing - just in different weights - light and heavy cashmere in winter and cotton in summer. And jeans.

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As a teenager, I would wear Clarks, corduroy pants and striped shirts, and I loved it.

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To me, the most emotional thing is to see regular people wearing our clothes. Yes, sometimes I see our clothes on somebody, and I think, 'No!', but you can't stop someone in the street and say, 'Please go home and change.'

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My mind is never stopping. I think, if you stop, you die. Maybe it is a problem for me - I have to talk to myself and say, 'Please stop. Switch off.'

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I love to listen to pop all the time! I like to be updated on the new hits; I think it's important for what we do. Among my favorites of all time is, of course, Madonna. But I also love Kylie, our little princess; Beyonce, Bruno Mars, and Justin Bieber. And I listen to Italian pop music like Tiziano Ferro.

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I drink a lot. More or less 10 or 12 coffees a day, both typical Italian and espresso.

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I love art, in particular, paintings. I have, well, a lot.

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This is the problem today. Men and women have switched places. The woman now acts more like the man.

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When I was 16, I knew I was gay. I loved a lot. But I lived as a straight guy, because there are people in my town who don't understand my story. I never told. I never wanted to show what was inside my heart.

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We live the life, but in an honest way. Without compromise, without corruption. This I understand now is the big key to my power - the power of Dolce & Gabbana. It's not just the clothes. It's love for the people.

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