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.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAGardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors.
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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion.
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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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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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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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Yes, I had cancer. Right now, I am totally clean. The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die.
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Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.
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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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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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Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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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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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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Be the designer of your own destiny.
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