The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAYou don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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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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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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Fragrance must be introduced properly. 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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Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
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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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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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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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Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it’s a letdown after the show is over. It’s done. Something you’ve worked on for months is just over.
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The essence of style is how you live your life
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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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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