I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAI 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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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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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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Any girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.
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The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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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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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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My beloved Hillary, do not disappoint me. You have to be President, OK?
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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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Yes, I had cancer. Right now, I am totally clean. The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die.
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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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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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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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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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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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