Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAAny girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
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Today, the same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.
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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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One should travel as light as possible. I can organize myself to go on a ten-day trip with just hand luggage.
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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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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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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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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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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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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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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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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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