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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More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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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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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.
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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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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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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 do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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Fragrance must be introduced properly. 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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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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Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.
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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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