The essence of style is how you live your life
OSCAR DE LA RENTAI 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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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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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Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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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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If you have the right to call me a hot dog why do I not have the right to call you a stale 3-day old hamburger?
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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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When I went to see Mrs. Clinton and we talk about the inaugural dress I ask her what would you like to achieve with this particular dress? And she said to me what I would like is – that when I walk into the room and people will look at me and say wow you look great.
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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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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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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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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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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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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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