“You cannot design shoes if you only think about fashion; its too realistic. When I design, I dream.” IfsThinkingDreamFashionDesignShoesRealisticToo Real Author:Giuseppe Zanotti
“High heels are like a beauty lift. In a flat you can feel beautiful, but a stiletto changes your mood, how you move - like a wild, beautiful animal. The idea was always to follow a women's wardrobe, her desires.” FeelsIdeasBeautifulMovingDesireAnimalMoodLiftsFlatsHeelsWardrobeHigh HeelsFeeling BeautifulStilettos Author:Giuseppe Zanotti
“The place where I think social media fails is in showing the knowledge, the tradition of stitching the clothing, of cutting the fabric, of the tannery, of the skinning of the jewels - this knowledge needs respect. Online and social media is the future, but we need to learn from the past, too.” ThinkingNeedsPastSocialCuttingFailingMediaTraditionSocial MediaOnlineClothingsFabricJewelsLearn From The Past Author:Giuseppe Zanotti
“I’m like a psychologist, I can discover the panther inside a woman and then, boosh! I can give her power!” GivingI CanPsychologistPanthers Author:Giuseppe Zanotti
“Never underestimate the power of a shoe.” ShoesUnderestimateNever Underestimate Author:Giuseppe Zanotti
“Kanye is always here in my factory. In the last three years, he has come here maybe every month and worked with the employees 10 to 12 hours a day. [Kanye] loves learning about shoes, both the design and construction, and we’ve tried to design something together. In a couple of months, he could have his own special collection out.” YearsTogetherLastsThreeHoursSpecialDesignMonthsCoupleShoesCollectionsEmployeeThree YearsConstructionFactories Author:Giuseppe Zanotti