Yes, I had cancer. Right now, I am totally clean. The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die.
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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My customers are successful workingwomen.
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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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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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Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.
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Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.
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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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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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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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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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Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it’s about living in a way where you appreciate things.
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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.
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The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.
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