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 RENTAOne should travel as light as possible. I can organize myself to go on a ten-day trip with just hand luggage.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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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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In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.
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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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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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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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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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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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The essence of style is how you live your life
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Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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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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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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