Oscar De La Renta

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.

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

The essence of style is how you live your life

Be the designer of your own destiny.

Fashion is a trend, style is within a person.

Style begins by looking good naked

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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