Best Oscar De La Renta Quotes & Sayings

I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked. — Oscar De La Renta

Every day you have to reinvent yourself — Oscar De La Renta

There is always an emotional element to anything that you make. — Oscar De La Renta

I always think the best way to dress is when the person notices you first and the dress after. — Oscar De La Renta

My wife said I look like a Latin American dictator. I said, 'That's what I am' — Oscar De La Renta

And smile, you know I always tell the girls to smile because I hate sad faces. — Oscar De La Renta

Every season I am inspired by women. — Oscar De La Renta

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. — Oscar De La Renta

The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a national neurotic society of creative leaders in various fields of fashion. — Oscar De La Renta

Style begins by looking good naked — Oscar De La Renta

My mother gave me an Oscar de la Renta Gone with the Wind ballgown dress. I've never had a place to wear it out to because it's so old-fashioned fancy and beautiful, so I need to find a place to wear it but if I don't, I'll still keep it forever. — Elizabeth Jagger

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. — Oscar De La Renta

One should travel as light as possible. I can organize myself to go on a ten-day trip with just hand luggage. — Oscar De La Renta

Fashion is about dressing according to what's fashionable. Style is more about being yourself. — Oscar De La Renta

Be the designer of your own destiny. — Oscar De La Renta

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

I always design my own hats to complete my fashion thought ... I like them slightly mad, like this huge black poppy. Right now I lift the bosom high on coats and dresses ... I am using so many high curved belts. — Oscar De La Renta

The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness. — Oscar De La Renta

The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way. — Oscar De La Renta

The best thing about my apartment is that it looks over Oscar de la Renta and all the shops. — Nina Garcia

Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best. — Oscar De La Renta

I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes. — Oscar De La Renta

I love jeans and T-shirts, but for red carpets, I like Oscar de la Renta, who is timeless. Marchesa celebrates the female form in an ethereal way. Donna Karan does an Urban Zen collection, which is eco-friendly. I love socially conscious fashion. — Serinda Swan

Truly saddened by the loss of one of the greatest fashion icons of all time. Oscar de la Renta will be greatly missed. — Ivanka Trump

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. — Oscar De La Renta

The best thing I ever bought is a vintage Oscar de la Renta short gingham dress that I wore to my rehearsal dinner the night before my wedding. — Kelly Wearstler

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

Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now. — Oscar De La Renta

If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you. — Oscar De La Renta

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. — Oscar De La Renta

Excess is not really something I consider a bad thing; especially when you are talking about living. — Oscar De La Renta

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

My job as a designer is to make a woman feel her very best — Oscar De La Renta

My customers are successful workingwomen. — Oscar De La Renta

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. — Oscar De La Renta

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

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. — Oscar De La Renta

Things never happen on accident. They happen because you have a vision, you have a commitment, you have a dream. — Oscar De La Renta

I was surrounded by sisters. My childhood was all women. — Oscar De La Renta

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

The well dressed man never stands out in a crowd; his elegance sets him apart. — Oscar De La Renta

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.' — Oscar De La Renta