Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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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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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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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.
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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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If you want to establish an international presence you can’t do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris.
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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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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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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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Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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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 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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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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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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