Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAWomen 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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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I have always felt my role as a designer is to do the very best I can for a woman to make her look her best. Fashion is only fashion once a woman puts it on.
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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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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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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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Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.
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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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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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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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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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The essence of style is how you live your life
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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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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