I always design my own hats to complete my fashion thought….I like them slightly mad, like this huge black poppy. Right now I lift the bosom high on coats and dresses…I am using so many high curved belts.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAWomen think black is the most flattering color, but they’re wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink delights the eye.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she’s been there.
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The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
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I have always felt my role as a designer is to do the very best I can for a woman to make her look her best. Fashion is only fashion once a woman puts it on.
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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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The most important beauty is not that with which you were born, but the beauty of character which grows through a woman’s life and maybe never stops growing.
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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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A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.
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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 do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.
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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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It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman.
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Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.
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