You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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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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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In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.
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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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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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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Never,ever confuse what happens on a runway with fashion. A runway is spectacle. It’s only fashion when a woman puts it on.
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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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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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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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My beloved Hillary, do not disappoint me. You have to be President, OK?
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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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Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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