Tell me, which designers in New York do you think are great – besides me, of course.
OSCAR DE LA RENTARegardless 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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.
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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.
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Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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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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Today, the same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.
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In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.
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Any girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.
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One should travel as light as possible. I can organize myself to go on a ten-day trip with just hand luggage.
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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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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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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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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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