Oscar De La Renta Quotes

My beloved Hillary, do not disappoint me. You have to be President, OK?

Work hard. Believe in yourself. It's not the publicity that sells the clothes, it's the woman.

Fashion is a trend, style is within a person

A woman plays such an active role in society. And today, the woman who influences fashion is not that very rich woman who sits at home and polishes her nails. It's the one who works, who is a doer, who does things by dressing. She's very strongly projecting an image of herself as an individual.

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

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

Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.

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.

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

My entire concept of lifestyle is built on the foundation of my homes. There is no more important expression of this concept than that of my own personal living space.

Any girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.

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

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

The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way.

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.

The most important thing? Perfect lighting at all times.

Online media is increasingly influential in fashion.

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.

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

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

The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a national neurotic society of creative leaders in various fields of fashion.

Be the designer of your own destiny.

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

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.

Elegance is a discipline of life.

If you don't move, you get stale.

You don't go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater,

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

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.

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

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

I would like better to be known as the Godfather of Fashion, with all the implications that that word has.

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.'

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.

A woman can wear anything- she can make it right.

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

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.

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.

Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way.

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

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

My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, 'That's what I am'

I think the greatest reward I have is getting up and going to work each day. I love what I do.

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

And smile, you know I always tell the girls to smile because I hate sad faces.

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

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

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.

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

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

There is no sound more feminine than a woman in a taffeta dress.

Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living.

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

I have always felt my role as a designer is to do the very best I can for a woman to make her look her best. Fashion is only fashion once a woman puts it on.

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

Women think black is the most flattering color, but they're wrong. Pink adds a cosmetic-like radiance and warmth. Black drains the skin of color; pink delights the eye.

Every season I am inspired by women.

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.

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.

Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body.