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.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAIf you have the right to call me a hot dog why do I not have the right to call you a stale 3-day old hamburger?
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.
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The essence of style is how you live your life
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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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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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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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I love to live well, I love to eat well, I love to buy beautiful things, and to give a fantastic time to my friends.
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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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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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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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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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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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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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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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If you have the right to call me a hot dog why do I not have the right to call you a stale 3-day old hamburger?
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