Frida Giannini Quotes

#1. Men are moved most by their religion; especially when it is irreligion.

G.K. Chesterton

#2. 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.

Frida Giannini

#3. 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.

Frida Giannini

#4. 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.

Frida Giannini

#5. 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.

Frida Giannini

#6. 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.

Frida Giannini

#7. 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.

Frida Giannini

#8. 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.

Frida Giannini

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

Frida Giannini

#10. There is no other like a mother.

Debasish Mridha

#11. You can talk yourself into a good emotional state. I stop for a second, take a deep breath, and think about something that's beautiful. A beautiful thought for me is cutting the umbilical cord for my child. I can guarantee you that your emotional state will change.

Montel Williams

#12. 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.

Frida Giannini

#13. 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.

Frida Giannini

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

Frida Giannini

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

Frida Giannini

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

Frida Giannini

#17. A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common.

William Hazlitt

#18. 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.

Frida Giannini

#19. The evidence is truly overwhelming that disease is pluri-causal.

E. Cheraskin

#20. My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was 'Just William.' It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel.

Lily James