Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.
OSCAR DE LA RENTAWomen are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.
More Oscar de la Renta Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.
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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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The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.
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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.
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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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Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.
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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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Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure.
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You don’t go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.
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I love to live well, I love to eat well, I love to buy beautiful things, and to give a fantastic time to my friends.
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