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Oscar de la Renta

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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Color Important Influence Obviously
I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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Artist Creative Restless
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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People Rooms Wow
Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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Body Diamonds Hands
The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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Charity Children Heart
I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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Fashion Implications Known
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.
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Fashion Looks Roles
Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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Accepting Friend Want
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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Done Nice People
Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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Born Thinking Way Women
Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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Color Garden Guitar
My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
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Latin Looks Wife
Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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Bad Excess Talking Things
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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Beautiful Fantastic Giving
Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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Curious Love Trying
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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Design Fall Spring Weather

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