Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure.
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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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My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
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I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.
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Regardless of how good or bad a collection might be, it’s a letdown after the show is over. It’s done. Something you’ve worked on for months is just over.
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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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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’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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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 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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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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Women think black is the most flattering color, but they’re wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink delights the eye.
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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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I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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