Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAFragrance 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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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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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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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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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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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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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Women think black is the most flattering color, but they’re wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink delights the eye.
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