Quoted: Oscar de la Renta Believes He Gets Better with Age

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"Fifty years I have been doing this and I think I started yesterday…to come to work every day is a huge, big privilege. And I may be totally wrong, but I think I am a much better designer today. Because I have a much better understanding of my consumer today than I had, say, 40 years ago." —Oscar de la Renta {WWD}

De la Renta will be honored with the Founders Award at the 2013 CFDA Fashion Awards on June 3.

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