Masaba Gupta Quotes

We built our fashion around three fundamental concepts: Sicily, tailoring, and tradition. Our dream is to create a style which is timeless, and to create clothes with such a strong personality that whoever sees them can instantly say without a shadow of a doubt: this is a Dolce & Gabbana.

It's important to celebrate the monogram. It's the DNA of Vuitton. I think - I hope - there is an interest in the philosophy and culture of the Vuitton name. It's quite coherent and intellectual, and the products are great. These are things you will want to pass on - things you treasure.

For me I'm a luxury brand trying to prove to people and the industry that it's not about being a TV celebrity in any which way, it's about being a designer and having a business and being successful at that.

We will make La Perla a great international brand for beauty and feminine luxury.

I like how Ralph Lauren creates a mystical world through his clothing.

It's hard not to love everything Prada does.

I love working with Chanel, and long may it reign, to be honest. I hope it lasts forever.

I love Chanel. Everything about her was personal. All of those lions she made, she handmade them. Red and green, they were her favorite colors. She kept it personal and real, and she was a woman.

Loewe should be a cultural brand.

OK so let me just say I love Louis Vuitton and I always have, from purses to shoes to luggage and more... What can I say?

It's just fantastic to have someone like the Duchess of Cambridge wear the brand. I think there are often misconceptions about who the brand is for, but it's not just a 20-year-old blonde girl on the beach, and Kate is testament to that.

Use every customer point of contact to weave stories about who you are and what your brand stands for.

I think to create brands such as ours and to develop them takes time, and many people when you ask them what is luxury, they say time. And in a way it's true.

It is an honor for me to accept the position of men's artistic director for Louis Vuitton. I find the heritage and creative integrity of the house are key inspirations and will look to reference them both while drawing parallels to modern times.

Chanel has always been this big thing for me - there are baby pictures of me wearing my mom's Chanel pumps.

I think the story is important in every business. Why do you exist, why are you here, why is your product different, why should I pay attention, why should I care?

It's urgent that companies tell their own stories on digital platforms.

I'm not sure a lot of companies know their story, or can explain why they exist and who they are, without just spewing just corporate speech.

I've always wanted to walk Prada, since I'm Italian. It was really a big thing for me.

If you put the collections together, whether it's Rick Owens, Alexander Wang, or whomever, sometimes they do streetwear, but they're never called that. They're always called 'sportswear' or 'high-end' or 'luxury.' I feel like I'm tossed into that streetwear category so that I don't exist in this space.

I want to be like a Wendy Murdoch or a Georgina Chapman.

My mom used to work for Coach and Louis Vuitton, in retail. So, I've always been around it. I've always had that connection. Always.

Every Chanel show I've been to is very conceptual. Even down to the music and smells, the whole thing is connected.

Porsche's and Apple's design philosophies are similar. Much like the 356, the original iPhone was about defining a foundation for the future.

We decided when we were building Big Machine that we wanted to be a Harley or a Ferrari.