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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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Choices Fashion Personality
I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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Fashion Implications Known
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
There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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Emotional Fashion Memorable
You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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Palace Sweaters
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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Dream Girl Reality
I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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Casual Clothes Memorable
It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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Fashion Imagination Important
The essence of style is how you live your life
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Essence Life Live Style Your
Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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Body Clothes Night Pour
The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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Charity Children Heart
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
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
Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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Believe Hard Memorable Work
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
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

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