The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAMy wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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One should travel as light as possible. I can organize myself to go on a ten-day trip with just hand luggage.
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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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The most important beauty is not that with which you were born, but the beauty of character which grows through a woman’s life and maybe never stops growing.
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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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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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In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.
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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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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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The essence of style is how you live your life
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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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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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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 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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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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