If you want to establish an international presence you can’t do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAToday, there is no fashion, really. There are just… choices. Women dress today to reveal their personalities. They used to reveal the designer’s personality.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
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Yes, I had cancer. Right now, I am totally clean. The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die.
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Women think black is the most flattering color, but they’re wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink delights the eye.
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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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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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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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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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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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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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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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 do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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