Frida Giannini Quotes:

Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water.

Topics: Real, Venice, Water

The first thing I notice about a man are his shoes. Then I look at his watch.

Topics: Men, Shoes, Watches

The idea of 'ferie,' or summer break, is a long tradition of which all Italians, including myself, participate. It's a time to relax, reflect and recharge.

Topics: Summer, Ideas, Long, Time To Relax

My biggest satisfaction is always when I make something beautiful and well-done that I can see on a real man or woman - not only in the glossy magazines.

source: - "Frida Giannini: A Fashionable Life". Interview with Anamaria Wilson, www.harpersbazaar.com. February 14, 2011.

Topics: Beautiful, Real, Men, Something Beautiful, Real Men

I think the '70s are always inspiring to me. I was born then, so I have a lot of memories about how my parents were and what kinds of movies I was watching.

source: - "Frida Giannini: A Fashionable Life". Interview with Anamaria Wilson, www.harpersbazaar.com. February 14, 2011.

Topics: Memories, Thinking, Parent

I like tough relationships. I think relationships with conflict are good for you - you learn. But you can't listen too much. I have a strong point of view, and it's important that I fight for my ideas.

source: - "The story of Gucci" by Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. September 26, 2011.

Topics: Strong, Fighting, Thinking

I inherited this collection of vinyl records, which at that time numbered 6,000, and I've since continued to collect music. As you know, vinyl records can be very heavy, so every time I have to move into a new house, I need to build a complete new wall of shelves to put all these records, which is a nightmare for the architect.

source: - Interview with Dave Gahan, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 12, 2011.

Topics: Wall, Moving, House

I am comfortable giving people direction. If something is not good enough, my job is to find a way to help them learn from their mistake, and understand that next time I expect better.

source: - "The story of Gucci" by Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. September 26, 2011.

Topics: Jobs, Mistake, People

I always loved the look of musicians. I've always admired them because they have a look - when I was growing up, it seemed that the ones I liked didn't need to have a stylist.

source: - Interview with Dave Gahan, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 12, 2011.

Topics: Growing Up, Musician, Needs

I don't want to be too 'classic' because it's not in the DNA of Gucci. You need to be a little bit provocative.

source: - Interview with Nick Smith, www.gq.com.au. April 19, 2012.

Topics: Dna, Needs, Want, Gucci

I don't like to treat a piece of clothing like an object of art because I don't consider myself an artist. I'm a designer.

source: - "Frida Giannini: A Fashionable Life". Interview with Anamaria Wilson, www.harpersbazaar.com. February 14, 2011.

Topics: Art, Pieces, Designer

All the drawings and sketches and clothes of Yves Saint Laurent in the '70s were so colorful, so bright.

Topics: Drawing, Clothes, Saint

I grew up in Rome, in actually what I would say was a liberal, open-minded family. My father was an architect and my mother was a teacher of art history, so it was sort of intellectual, and maybe a bit much for me when I was a child.

source: - Interview with Dave Gahan, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 12, 2011.

Topics: Mother, Teacher, Art

If we give girls and women the chance to change their lives, they can change the world.

source: - "Let’s Keep Girls’ Education in the Global Spotlight" by Frida Giannini, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 3, 2014.

Topics: Girl, Giving, World

When I joined Gucci in 2002, I immediately wanted to make a research trip into the archives because I'd heard about how incredible they were, but I never had the opportunity to visit them.

source: - Interview with Dave Gahan, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 12, 2011.

Topics: Opportunity, Archives, Research

You need to reinvent yourself every day when you are doing creative work. I always say that the moment I feel I'm at the top of the mountain and I cannot do more, I would be finished. So that's why I always feel the earth quake beneath my feet. I always feel myself on the fire. Because I think this is something that gives you the right adrenaline to work and go forward in your professional life. I have reinvented myself, believe me, many times in my life!

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Believe, Thinking, Giving

For me, beauty and fashion are always connected. One doesn't exist without the other. Make up is a key element of the Gucci runway show - it helps communicate the essence of the Gucci woman. Eyes, skin, lips - they're like accessories, all working together to create an unmistakable look.

Topics: Fashion, Eye, Keys, Gucci, Fashion And Beauty

The pressure is always very high. I am the client, and when I am the client, I need to fight with the photographer or with the stylists or with all the people that are on the set, because I am the only one who has a very specific vision. I always have the pressure, either from myself or from the company. I am a control freak. It's part of my culture. I know that I am still working to build a Frida moment at Gucci.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Fighting, People, Vision, Frida, Gucci

When I approach a collection, I never think too much about myself, because doing fashion and being a designer, you need to dream. Of course, there's always a part of myself. I'm always wearing what I'm doing. I'm not a party girl, but when I have the opportunity to go out and dance and be crazy for a night, that's the fall/winter collection.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Girl, Dream, Fashion

I read reviews every time. I read them all. Sometimes they can be very constructive, sometimes not, but it's always interesting to see the opinion of others on what you are doing. Sometimes I am very furious, but I will never say to a journalist, "Please don't come back to the next show." Never. Because I think that's a very stupid attitude. I am very happy when I see the results of the company and when I see people wearing my clothes or my accessories. I think this is the best answer to criticism.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Attitude, Stupid, Thinking, Very Stupid

With men, you need to anticipate all your ideas at least one or two months before the next women's collection, so you need to create a feeling that links with what will happen a few months later. To me, a man and a woman are really a couple. They live together. They grew up in Italy together. So, not just in the stores or the campaigns, but also in real life, it's very important for me to create a connection between them.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Couple, Real, Men

I can tell that sometimes I live a very good moment and I'm very joy- ful and optimistic, so I can see more bright colors in my collection. [laughs] Other times I feel so depressed and so sad and I see a lot of darkness. So it really depends. Of course, there are certain rules you have to operate by in terms of markets, and for summer and for winter. But at the end of the day, you are a person and you put a lot of yourself into the clothes. You know, I can never decide what I am going to wear on the day of the show. It depends a lot on which mood I wake up in that day, so I never know.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Summer, Optimistic, Winter

I always had a very strong sense of responsibility, so the minute I started to work in fashion, I was always tremendously serious-too much sometimes. Of course, you can make a lot of mistakes in this job-I still do-but you need to limit them as much as possible. When you're responsible for such a huge company, you cannot play too much. In the beginning, I was working 20 hours per day and I was going crazy. I learned that I needed to delegate and to trust the people around me, but there is still not one element that I don't see or edit or discuss with my people.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Fashion, Strong, Crazy

It was very tough with Madonna at the beginning of the meeting because I was very embarrassed. But I'm a strong woman who knows what I want and what I'm doing, and I think that when you have very clear ideas in your life, you can have conversations with everyone.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Strong Women, Thinking, Tough

I think the simplest way to break the ice is probably to try playing on the same level, to discuss everything in normal life. So, for example, with Katie Holmes, we just spent one hour talking about her daughter. Or with Madonna, when we were working on the event in New York, we spent hours deciding every single aspect together, from the dishes to the flowers to the cards.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Daughter, Flower, Thinking

I cannot tell you that I am 100-percent comfortable, but for sure I am more confident of my goals, because I know what I can expect from this kind of event. At the beginning, everything was a mysterious, far-from-me world, and now it's more accessible. Of course, exposing myself is always very difficult. I cannot say that I'm a shy person, but I don't see myself as a superstar. I will never see myself like that.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Goal, Shy, World

I have to tell you, a few people had very controversial feelings about what I was doing with Gucci at the beginning, and now, after a couple of years, they are changing their minds. I want to give journalists the time and space to know me and what I'm doing better. But it's not a priority for me. At the end of the day, I am not an artist; I am not doing a performance; I'm doing things that need to be sold. And I know my job.

source: - Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Topics: Gucci