Roberto Cavalli, the 69-years-old Italian Designer has successfully created a fashion empire and what’s really interesting is the fact that he still boasts of an exuberance that belies his age.

Talking about Indian Fashion Industry, he said, “India has a great potential, there are many Indian Designers who are doing really great internationally and this is great because it’s important to support local tradition and style”. “India is a true source of inspiration for me. In fact, I have to confess that I find the way a Sari is draped around the body extremely elegant and sensual,” he points out.

He also said that Bollywood has now become very important and is recognized not only in India, but worldwide. He know Indian actress like Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai and Sonam Kapoor. And, “they are very beautiful very elegant and they love my dresses, having worn them for many red carpet functions, Aishwarya wore my creation at Cannes” he ends.