Valentino Garavani

I like things simple.

I love my beauty. It's not my fault.

My first year, people were interested in me because I was new. Then the press started to come.

I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines.

I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.'

I have a dog named Steve that lives at the studio.