Be the designer of your own destiny.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAWhen a woman falls in love with something so much that she wants to wear it- it is at that point that it becomes fashion.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
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I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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When I went to see Mrs. Clinton and we talk about the inaugural dress I ask her what would you like to achieve with this particular dress? And she said to me what I would like is – that when I walk into the room and people will look at me and say wow you look great.
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If you want to establish an international presence you can’t do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris.
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Today, there is no fashion, really. There are just… choices. Women dress today to reveal their personalities. They used to reveal the designer’s personality.
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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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The essence of style is how you live your life
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I always tell this story: When I started, the woman went to the store to buy a dress. She saw it in pink and red, and then she remembered that the husband, who is probably going to pay for the dress, loves it in pink. So she buys the pink.
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The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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When a woman falls in love with something so much that she wants to wear it- it is at that point that it becomes fashion.
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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure.
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I have always felt my role as a designer is to do the very best I can for a woman to make her look her best. Fashion is only fashion once a woman puts it on.
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