Oscar de la Renta Quotes

The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.

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.

Be the designer of your own destiny.

It’s not about what you wear, but about how you live your life

You have to appreciate every single day that you're alive. Life is a little bit like a garden - you have to find time to plant the seeds for beautiful flowers to grow.

Every day you have to reinvent yourself

A fragrance is like a signature, so that even after a woman leaves the room, her fragrance should reveal she's been there.

Style begins by looking good naked

Style begins by looking good naked. It's a discipline. And if you don't dress well every day, you lose the habit. It's not about what you wear, but about how you live your life.

Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.

A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories.

Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream.

Walk like you have three men walking behind you.

Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand.

Elegance is a discipline of life.

The well dressed man never stands out in a crowd; his elegance sets him apart.

A runway is spectacle. It’s only fashion when a woman puts it on.

Never,ever confuse what happens on a runway with fashion. A runway is spectacle. It's only fashion when a woman puts it on. Being well dressed hasn't much to do with having good clothes. It's a question of good balance and good common sense.

When I was a boy, I thought scent was contained in dewdrops on flowers and if I got up very early in the morning, I could collect it and make perfume.

My great strength is knowing who I am and where I come from - my island.

The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die. We always think we are going to live forever. The dying aspect we will never accept. The one thing about having this kind of warning is how you appreciate every single day of life.

The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward.

I want to make clothes that people will wear, not styles that will make a big splash on the runway.

If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you.

Fashions change and with rare exception are forgotten by the public. But the classic fragrances, like an invisible dress, endure. 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.

Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; it's about living in a way where you appreciate things.

Fashion is a trend, style is within a person.

You don't need an introduction to succeed in life. You need to have good work. Work hard. Believe in yourself

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.

I always think the best way to dress is when the person notices you first and the dress after.

The essence of style is how you live your life

If you don’t move, you get stale.

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. Until the 70s, women listened to designers. Now women want to do it their own way. There are no boundaries. And without boundaries, there is no fashion.

I hate pretty. It’s a very empty word. It gives a bad name to beauty.

Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best.

Gardening is how I relax. It's another form of creating and playing with colors.

The most important thing? Perfect lighting at all times.

We live in an era of globalization and the era of the woman. Never in the history of the world have women been more in control of their destiny.

I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked.

If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris.

Now is the most exciting time in fashion. Women are controlling their destiny now, the consumer is more knowledgeable, and I have to be better every single day.

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.

I always tell this story: When I started, the woman went to the store to buy a dress. She saw it in pink and red, and then she remembered that the husband, who is probably going to pay for the dress, loves it in pink. So she buys the pink. Today, the same woman goes to the store and remembers the husband likes pink, and she buys the red.

In fashion, the most important thing is to move on.

I'm a very restless person. I'm always doing something. The creative process never stops.

I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.

My job as a designer is to make a woman feel her very best.

There is always an emotional element to anything that you make.

We're dealing with sophisticated customers. What's most important to these women is individuality. I have to create things she'll want to wear, no matter who she is.

I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant.