Where are you right now?
I’m in Cesena to see our first samples from SS2014.
What is your current state of mind?
I am very happy about the samples!
Where do you feel most at home?
Home is where my cats are.
Why fashion?
Because it’s a wearable art.
What’s the best advice you¹ve ever been given?
I have had great advice from my parents, but I have to say thanks to Romeo (Romeo’s showroom owner) who I met two years ago in Paris, he gives me very important advice about Vivetta, and how to make my company grow.
What was the biggest risk you’ve ever taken?
Oh I have taken lot of risks in my life. I’ve had a wild life…
What is your perfect idea of happiness?
My perfect idea of happiness is to feel satisfied about my work. I like the simple pleasure of being at home, having time to relax and to do what I like.
When and where were you happiest?
I’m happy right now, but if I had to pick a time in the past I would say I had my happiest moments in Florence a few years ago, it’s such a beautiful and peaceful city.
If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
I would like to learn to balance myself. I am very black or white about things, and I live by extremes – it’s all or nothing.
What is your greatest fear?
Death. I can’t think about it.
Which living person do you most admire?
I admire many people, but all for different things.
What is your greatest extravagance?
I have a few.
What was the last thing you bought?
I bought two lamps. I love interiors and it inspires every collection of mine.
What is your most treasured possession?
A pair of Etruscan earrings my father gave to me.
What would you like to be reincarnated as?
I would like to be reincarnated as a cat. I found a cat portrait in NY in a flea market which I love, then I started to collect animal paintings.
If I wasn’t doing this job, I would have liked to be…
A painter.
What are you reading right now?
“How to become a mother,” I’m currently pregnant.
What was the last film you watched?
“The boyfriend” it’s a musical by Ken Russel, I loved it.
What makes you laugh?
Many things.
What makes you cry?
Violence towards animals or abandoned animals.
Do you have a mentor or inspirational figure that has guided or influenced you?
No, I am my own person.
What was the last thing you read?
“It Chooses You” by Miranda July.
What’s on your iPod?
I have lots…Daniel Jhonston, Conan Mocassin, Tame Impala, Velvet Underground, The Smiths, Nancy Sinatra, The Ronnettes, Feance Gall, Serge Gainsburg and many others.
What sites do you visit everyday?
I like to come across sites that help me find vintage treasures.
Which question do you most dread being asked?
Who is the Vivetta woman? That is the kind of question I hate.
If you could add one question to this what would it be?
What do you like to eat right now? A Cornetto Algida!
Where are you right now?
In my office inside the Hotel Particulier de Pourtalès in Paris.
What is your current state of mind?
Strong and determined.
Where do you feel most at home?
Inside my bed.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?
Not to forget the dreams of one’s childhood.
What is your greatest fear?
My dark side.
Which living person do you most admire?
Robert.
What is your greatest extravagance?
My life.
What was the last thing you bought?
Some croissants.
What is your most treasured possession?
Friends who believe in me.
What was the last film you watched?
Django Unchained.
If your life could be a film, which would it be?
Peter Pan.
What makes you laugh?
My friend Vincent.
What makes you cry?
Human and animal cruelty.
What’s on your iPod?
Patti Smith.
What sites do you visit everyday?
