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.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAWhen a woman falls in love with something so much that she wants to wear it- it is at that point that it becomes fashion.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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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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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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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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Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.
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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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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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My beloved Hillary, do not disappoint me. You have to be President, OK?
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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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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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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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I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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