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.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAI would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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.
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Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.
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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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I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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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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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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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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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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A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.
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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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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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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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