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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.

Oscar de la Renta

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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Color Important Influence Obviously
As far as preference between fall and spring collections, I have none that I prefer to design. With fall you have a lot more items, but of course I am from the Dominican Republic, so I love the warm weather.
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Design Fall Spring Weather
Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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Fashion Term Thinking
When a woman falls in love with something so much that she wants to wear it- it is at that point that it becomes fashion.
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Fall Falling Fashion Love
Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.
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Fashion Influential Media
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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Artist Consecration Country People
Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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Born Thinking Way Women
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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Fashion Looks Roles
I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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Artist Creative Restless
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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Done Nice People
The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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Charity Children Heart
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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Aroma Rooms Signatures
Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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Being Fashion Memorable Yourself
There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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Emotional Fashion Memorable
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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Fragrance Introduced Leaves Woman
My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
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Latin Looks Wife

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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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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