I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAWork hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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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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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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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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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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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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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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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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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.
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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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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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I always design my own hats to complete my fashion thought….I like them slightly mad, like this huge black poppy. Right now I lift the bosom high on coats and dresses…I am using so many high curved belts.
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