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.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAAs 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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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Today, the same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.
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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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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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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When a woman falls in love with something so much that she wants to wear it- it is at that point that it becomes fashion.
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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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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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I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.
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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
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