Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAMy wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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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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I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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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 love to live well, I love to eat well, I love to buy beautiful things, and to give a fantastic time to my friends.
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If you have the right to call me a hot dog why do I not have the right to call you a stale 3-day old hamburger?
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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.
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Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.
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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.
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I’ve lived every day to the fullest, and I’ve had a marvelous time. I’ve tried to be nice to the people I care about, and ignore the ones I don’t. I enjoy what I’ve done.
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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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My beloved Hillary, do not disappoint me. You have to be President, OK?
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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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