A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she’s been there.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAI always tell this story: When I started, the woman went to the store to buy a dress. She saw it in pink and red, and then she remembered that the husband, who is probably going to pay for the dress, loves it in pink. So she buys the pink.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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My beloved Hillary, do not disappoint me. You have to be President, OK?
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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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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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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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I always tell this story: When I started, the woman went to the store to buy a dress. She saw it in pink and red, and then she remembered that the husband, who is probably going to pay for the dress, loves it in pink. So she buys the pink.
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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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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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The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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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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