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.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAA woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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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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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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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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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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The most important beauty is not that with which you were born, but the beauty of character which grows through a woman’s life and maybe never stops growing.
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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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Fragrance 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.
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Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure.
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In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.
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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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My beloved Hillary, do not disappoint me. You have to be President, OK?
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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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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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