Oleg Cassini Quotes & Sayings

In our society, everyone wants to be a celebrity overnight. — Oleg Cassini

A woman who laughs is a woman conquered. — Oleg Cassini

A healthy mind and body are essential. No excesses. Proper food. The body is like a Rolls-Royce. With care, it could last 200 years. It's a dynamo; the more you use it, the more you recharge it. — Oleg Cassini

I am a great believer in luck. — Oleg Cassini

I've been around tennis, and I have a feeling for the sport. I still play tennis, and I can still do a lot of harm to a lot of people. — Oleg Cassini

Grace Kelly was a glacially cool, like a wonderful sherbet in the middle of the desert. Cooling, icy, clean. She was a genetic miracle, a superior woman. — Oleg Cassini

Looks, health and elegance are what counts. Someone can look wonderful in a sweatsuit. — Oleg Cassini

At the very beginning of my career, when I opened my business in Italy, I was also a ranked tennis player. I had won many tournaments. To be an athlete was my first choice. Second choice: designer. However! There was more money in being a designer at that time. — Oleg Cassini

You might say that I'm the Michelangelo of the dress business. — Oleg Cassini

I'm the first American designer who went all over the world. — Oleg Cassini

Every time you choose a perfume, you are voting. And, of course, I hope you vote for me. Not only for my ego, but for my pocketbook. The more you buy, the more money I make. — Oleg Cassini

I drive my own horses in a race. And I always have. — Oleg Cassini

Fashion anticipates ... elegance is a state of mind. — Oleg Cassini

Every poor designer can go with things that are popular at the moment. — Oleg Cassini

I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates. — Oleg Cassini

A designer is like a doctor for a woman. He has a specific job, and if he is doing it well, he will have the gratitude of the woman for the rest of his life. — Oleg Cassini

I was brought up in Florence, a beautiful medieval town whose rhythm is completely in antiquity. — Oleg Cassini

My philosophy is this: Do not tamper with the anatomy of a woman's body; do not camouflage it. — Oleg Cassini

Clothes are designed for the media, because it's a great show. — Oleg Cassini

My goal in life was to pursue the good life. — Oleg Cassini

I have programmed myself to be at least 105 years old. — Oleg Cassini

Fashion anticipates, and elegance is a state of mind ... a mirror of the time in which we live, a translation of the future, and should never be static. — Oleg Cassini

A first date should be elegant. In comfortable surroundings. A place with excellent food, where you can talk easily and get to know each other. — Oleg Cassini

Today's designers don't care if fashion has no relationship to human anatomy. — Oleg Cassini

Good shoulders and a long waist are the most necessary when it comes to wearing clothes. — Oleg Cassini

To be well dressed is a little like being in love — Oleg Cassini

I am neither the handsomest nor the richest nor the most powerful, but I've had the greatest women in the world. — Oleg Cassini

Be mobile at all times, even if it causes you suffering or feelings of loneliness. Unless you're willing to do that, you're never going to get the bigger rewards. — Oleg Cassini

The first lady must be a leader. She must not be a follower. — Oleg Cassini

Life is such a tragicomedy. — Oleg Cassini

What is more important, the reality or the perception? I am perceived to be an important designer. It's enough for me. — Oleg Cassini

The best of life is to embark on an adventure with a woman interested in having an adventure with you. — Oleg Cassini