129 Quotes by Oscar de la Renta

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Fashion is a trend, style is within a person