Oscar de la Renta Quotes

Elegance is a discipline of life.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Every season I am inspired by women.

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

Be the designer of your own destiny.

My customers are successful workingwomen.

Style begins by looking good naked

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.

I have this complex that if I walk into a place wearing a colorful shirt someone will stop me and say, ‘I’m sorry, but the Latin band comes through the other door.’

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

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

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

I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right.

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

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

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

Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.

Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be.

If you don’t move, you get stale.

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

I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.

Although I have no plans to tweet, I am fascinated by developments on the Internet.

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

The essence of style is how you live your life

I was surrounded by sisters. My childhood was all women.

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.

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

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

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

A woman today knows that the power of her femininity is very important.

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

Walk like you have three men walking behind you.

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

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.

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.

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 do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.