Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAIf 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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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Never,ever confuse what happens on a runway with fashion. A runway is spectacle. It’s only fashion when a woman puts it on.
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I’ve lived every day to the fullest, and I’ve had a marvelous time. I’ve tried to be nice to the people I care about, and ignore the ones I don’t. I enjoy what I’ve done.
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I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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Women think black is the most flattering color, but they’re wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink delights the eye.
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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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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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Today, the same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.
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As far as preference between fall and spring collections, I have none that I prefer to design. With fall you have a lot more items, but of course I am from the Dominican Republic, so I love the warm weather.
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Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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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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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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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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