In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.
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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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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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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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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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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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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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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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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Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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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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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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Today, there is no fashion, really. There are just… choices. Women dress today to reveal their personalities. They used to reveal the designer’s personality.
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