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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.

Oscar de la Renta

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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Fashion Looks Roles
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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People Rooms Wow
In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.
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Fashion Important Moving
Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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Designer New York Thinking
My beloved Hillary, do not disappoint me. You have to be President, OK?
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Beloved Disappoint President
A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.
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Clothes Wear Women
Today, the same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.
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Husband Pink Remembers Same Woman
There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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Emotional Fashion Memorable
The essence of style is how you live your life
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Essence Life Live Style Your
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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Artist Consecration Country People
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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Color Important Influence Obviously
Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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Body Clothes Night Pour
I’ve lived every day to the fullest, and I’ve had a marvelous time. I’ve tried to be nice to the people I care about, and ignore the ones I don’t. I enjoy what I’ve done.
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Done Nice People
The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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Fashion Great Looks Things
Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.
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Fashion Influential Media
Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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Curious Love Trying
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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Fragrance Introduced Leaves Woman
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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Character Growing Important
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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Clothes Fashion Memorable
Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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Appreciate Luxury Way
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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Color Eye Thinking
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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Born Dies Reality Right Today
You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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Palace Sweaters
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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Fall Falling Fashion Love
My customers are successful workingwomen.
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Customer Successful Women Working
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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Design Fashion Mad
Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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Accepting Friend Want

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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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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