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A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she’s been there.

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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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Born Thinking Way Women
Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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Designer New York Thinking
I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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Beautiful Clothes Years
Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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Being Fashion Memorable Yourself
I come from a very warm island, where colors are very important, very vibrant, and obviously the color has been an influence on my work.
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Color Important Influence Obviously
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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Color Eye Thinking
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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Dresses Husband Stories
I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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Fashion Implications Known
The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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Charity Children Heart
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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Choices Fashion Personality
A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she’s been there.
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Aroma Rooms Signatures
I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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Casual Clothes Memorable
I always design my own hats to complete my fashion thought….I like them slightly mad, like this huge black poppy. Right now I lift the bosom high on coats and dresses…I am using so many high curved belts.
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Design Fashion Mad
I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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Adore Gardening Passion
Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
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Commitment Dream Monday
Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure.
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Dresses Fashion Signatures

A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she’s been there.

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