August 25, 2011 |
FROM THE VAULT (SUMMER 2011)
NAME: Frida Giannini.
AGE: 38.
OCCUPATION: creative director
CURRENT EMPLOYER: Gucci.
FIRST JOB IN FASHION?
“Fendi.”
WHAT’S NEW?
“Anything and everything that surprises you.”
DO YOU EVER WEAR YOUR OWN DESIGNS?
“Of course.”
WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
“People.”
HOW IMPORTANT ARE HEMLINES?
“Crucial for silhouette proportions.”
ARE YOU/WERE YOU A JUVENILE DELINQUENT?
“Are you joking..?”
ARE YOU A SMOKY SOMETHIN’?
“Of course, cigarettes.”
DO YOU GET JEALOUS OF OTHER DESIGNERS?
“Not jealous, but intrigued if someone is more clever than me.”
DO YOU GET RECOGNISED IN THE STREET? DO YOU HAVE/HAVE YOU EVER HAD A STALKER?
“Yes, I do. Yes, I had. She was a girl.”
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE WAY MOST PEOPLE DRESS?
“It really depends on country, city and culture.”
WAS THERE A PARTICULAR POINT WHEN YOU STARTED TO GET AMBITIOUS?
“Ever since my first day at the fashion academy.”
HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN ALL ABOUT FASHION?
“Fortunately, I have many other interests that enrich my fashion side.”
ARE YOU A LEGEND? LEGENDARY?
“Not yet.”
DALLAS OR DYNASTY? SUE ELLEN OR ALEXIS?
“Dallas and Sue Ellen.”
HAVE YOU EVER LIED IN AN INTERVIEW?
“Of course. Sometimes you need to, especially when someone asks you about your personal and private life.”
DO YOU HAVE A MENTOR? A MUSE? WHO/WHAT ARE THEY?
“My muses are all the powerful, intelligent, beautiful women.”
ARE YOU A BELIEVER IN HEALTHY COMPETITION?
“Yes.”
CAN YOU WRAP YOUR LEGS AROUND YOUR NECK LIKE JANICE DICKINSON?
“Not yet. I’m working on it.”
IF YOU COULD BE A SUPERHERO, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU BE AND WHY?
“Spider-Man, so I could finally overcome my arachnophobia.”
WHAT IS GOOD DESIGN?
“Any element that catches your eye and sparks some kind of emotion.”
DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST DRESS? SHOW?
“Yes, it was a cruise collection in 2005 in New York at the Gagosian Gallery.”
WHAT’S VULGAR?
“Anything that is not chic.”
HAVE YOU EVER BANNED ANYONE FROM YOUR SHOW BECAUSE OF A BAD REVIEW? WOULD YOU?
“No, I never have and I am happy to be the only one who does not ban people because of a bad review.”
by Natalie Dembinska
