Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAI’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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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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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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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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 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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Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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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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Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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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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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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