The essence of style is how you live your life
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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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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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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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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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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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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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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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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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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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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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Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
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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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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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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