Oscar de la Renta Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.”
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“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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“I think the greatest reward I have is getting up and going to work each day. I love what I do.”
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“It’s not about what you wear, but about how you live your life”
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“The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.”
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“Every day you have to reinvent yourself”
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“I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.”
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“Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.”
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“A woman plays such an active role in society. And today, the woman who influences fashion is not that very rich woman who sits at home and polishes her nails. It's the one who works, who is a doer, who does things by dressing. She's very strongly projecting an image of herself as an individual.”
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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. Being well dressed hasn't much to do with having good clothes. It's a question of good balance and good common sense.”
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“Walk like you have three men walking behind you.”
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“The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.”
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“The essence of style is how you live your life”
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“I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked”
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“My great strength is knowing who I am and where I come from - my island.”
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“The well dressed man never stands out in a crowd; his elegance sets him apart.”
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“If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.”
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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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“The most important thing? Perfect lighting at all times.”
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“The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die. We always think we are going to live forever. The dying aspect we will never accept. The one thing about having this kind of warning is how you appreciate every single day of life.”
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“Fashion is a trend, style is within a person”
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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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“A runway is spectacle. It’s only fashion when a woman puts it on.”
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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. Until the 70s, women listened to designers. Now women want to do it their own way. There are no boundaries. And without boundaries, there is no fashion.”
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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. Today, the same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.”
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“A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.”
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“Style begins by looking good naked. It's a discipline. And if you don't dress well every day, you lose the habit. It's not about what you wear, but about how you live your life.”
-- Oscar de la Renta
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