A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAIf you want to establish an international presence you can’t do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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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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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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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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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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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.
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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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I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.
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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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Women 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.
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I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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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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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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