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 RENTAWhen 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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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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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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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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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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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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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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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