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.
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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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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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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Any girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.
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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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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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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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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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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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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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A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.
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My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
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Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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