You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAI come from a very warm island, where colors are very important, very vibrant, and obviously the color has been an influence on my work.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
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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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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.
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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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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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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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The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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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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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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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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I always design my own hats to complete my fashion thought….I like them slightly mad, like this huge black poppy. Right now I lift the bosom high on coats and dresses…I am using so many high curved belts.
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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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