If you want to establish an international presence you can’t do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris.
OSCAR DE LA RENTABe the designer of your own destiny.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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Today, the same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.
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Yes, I had cancer. Right now, I am totally clean. The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die.
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I’ve lived every day to the fullest, and I’ve had a marvelous time. I’ve tried to be nice to the people I care about, and ignore the ones I don’t. I enjoy what I’ve done.
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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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I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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The essence of style is how you live your life
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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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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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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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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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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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