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"  Giuseppe Zanotti is celebrating his 20th anniversary with shoes, of course\u2014four capsule collections, to be rolled out throughout this year, to be specific. Each of the capsules resurrects the most iconic styles that represent the man and the brand best, and have been chosen by Zanotti personally. The four mirror a theme that is quintessential to the Zanotti label\u2014first is Jewel, followed by Rock &amp;#039;N Roll, Black Stilettos and finally Disco, being released last in February 2015. &amp;quot;I could have done some great party or a book,&amp;quot; the designer said, &amp;quot;But this is more simple. It is my life, myself. Each shoe specifically has a memory tied to it.&amp;quot; Below, hear more from the shoe legend on social media and two decades worth of knowledge. What has changed the most in the two decades since you&amp;#039;ve been designing? Well, in 20 years I&amp;#039;ve become more mature, I&amp;#039;m older, I&amp;#039;m a wiser man\u2014I hope. I like to fly like a butterfly. I like to move. I need to be able to travel seasonally. You cannot design shoes if you only think about about fashion, it&amp;#039;s too realistic. When I design, I dream. I&amp;#039;m more quiet now. Before I was more fast and furious. I don&amp;#039;t fight it anymore\u2014if people love the shoes, then I&amp;#039;m very happy, if some don&amp;#039;t love them, then that&amp;#039;s okay. Tell me about Instagram and social media overall. What are your thoughts on the whole revolution? I think in the next couple of years it will be more powerful than politics. It is a real, free way of communication. People online will tell you what they really think\u2014there&amp;#039;s no diplomacy. They&amp;#039;re honest, it&amp;#039;s good to have the feedback immediately. 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\u2014this knowledge needs respect. Online and social media is the future, but we need to learn from the past, too. We need to consider what is fast and very good for business, but we also need to spend time to learn and absorb\u2014to touch.  Tell me why you love working with women. I was impressed with women from the beginning. I&amp;#039;ve dedicated the last 20 years of my life and professtion to the girls. High heels are like a beauty lift. In a flat you can feel beautiful, but a stiletto changes your mood, how you move\u2014like a wild, beautiful animal. The idea was always to follow a women&amp;#039;s wardrobe, her desires. The last two or three seasons I decided to do some men&amp;#039;s shoes because unisex is very cool now. There are a lot of androgynous looks\u2014like biker shoes for ladies. There are no boundaries, no limits any more. A beautiful is a beautiful shoe. Where would you like to be 20 years from now? I&amp;#039;ve already started the collection for next summer. We show the winter collection at the end of May in NYC. The future for me is the next collection. I need to imagine what women desire, I need to understand what girls expect from me\u2014this is my mission. When I&amp;#039;m working, I prepare my brain with some &amp;quot;organic drugs&amp;quot;\u2014with people, with music, with movies. It&amp;#039;s a matter of energy. I need to work and I want to work\u2014it&amp;#039;s still my time. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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