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16 quotes by Valentino Garavani

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (April 2007) Valentino Valentino Garavani with Liz Hurley at the Cannes Film Festival Born Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani (1932-05-11) 11 May 1932 (age 82) Voghera,...
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I know what women want. They want to be beautiful.

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I am happy that thousands of students, young designers and fashion people will be able to see and study my work in every aspect of it.

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An evening dress that reveals a woman's ankles while walking is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen.

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I love my beauty. It's not my fault.

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I am like a freight train. Working on the details, twisting them and playing with them over the years, but always staying on the same track.

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I hope people will say, 'Mr. Valentino, he did something for fashion, no?'

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I like things simple.

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My first year, people were interested in me because I was new. Then the press started to come.

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Even as a young boy, my passion was to design, and I have been very lucky to be able to do what I have loved all my life. There can be few greater... →

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Unfortunately, the greatest photographers don't pay extreme attention to the clothes. If they decide to put a dress in a bathtub or in front of a... →

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I am especially grateful that I have been able to keep my own style over the decades, in spite of the many changes that have taken place in the world... →

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There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.

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I have my favourite fashion decade, yes, yes, yes: '60s. It was a sort of little revolution; the clothes were amazing but not too exaggerated.

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