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.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAYes, I had cancer. Right now, I am totally clean. The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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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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Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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Any girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.
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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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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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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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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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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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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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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 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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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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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’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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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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One should travel as light as possible. I can organize myself to go on a ten-day trip with just hand luggage.
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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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In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.
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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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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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Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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