Fragrance must be introduced properly. A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she’s been there.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAWhen 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.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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I come from a very warm island, where colors are very important, very vibrant, and obviously the color has been an influence on my work.
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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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I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.
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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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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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My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, ‘That’s what I am’
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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure.
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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.
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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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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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