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.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAThe 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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure.
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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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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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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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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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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When 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.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
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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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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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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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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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The essence of style is how you live your life
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