I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAIf 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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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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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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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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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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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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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 great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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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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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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