Giorgio Armani

"Anyone who is passionate about what they do will have a better chance of connecting with future generations than those who simply follow transient trends. At least their work will have a distinctive character, and this is what people respond to, I believe."

"Fashion is often about trends, whereas style is about more eternal qualities."

"Cretins are never elegant. Intelligent people, on the other hand, even with two rags on, dress with logic, so they are always elegant."

"I'd love for us all to slow down the cycle of collections, and produce less, but of better quality. It seems that designers are locked into a system of renewal that, for me, often seems arbitrary."

"The difference between style and fashion is quality."

"Elegance is not about being noticed, but about being remembered."

"Fashion is what is suggested and often better avoided, [while] style is what each person has and must preserve throughout their life."