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.
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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One should travel as light as possible. I can organize myself to go on a ten-day trip with just hand luggage.
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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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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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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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I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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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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Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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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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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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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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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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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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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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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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