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When I was a boy, I thought scent was contained in dewdrops on flowers and if I got up very early in the morning, I could collect it and make perfume.

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Oscar de la Renta
Age: 82 †
Born: 1932
Born: July 22
Died: 2014
Died: October 20
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Fashion Designer
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
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