I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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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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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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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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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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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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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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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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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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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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’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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Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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