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?
OSCAR DE LA RENTAFashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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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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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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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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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it’s a letdown after the show is over. It’s done. Something you’ve worked on for months is just over.
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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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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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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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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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I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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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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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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