65 Oscar de la Renta Quotes from Dominican Fashion Designer

Oscar de la Renta was a famous Dominican-American fashion designer known for blending European luxury with American style.

His designs were popular with socialites first ladies and celebrities over his 50-year career.

Born in 1932 in the Dominican Republic Oscar moved to Madrid at 18 to study art and started working in fashion.

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He worked with top designers in Spain and France before moving to New York City in 1963.

Oscar started his own company in 1965. His designs known for bright colors delicate prints and feminine styles became wardrobe staples for many famous women including former first ladies and celebrities like Amy Adams and Penélope Cruz.

He was also active in charity work in his native country and received multiple awards for his fashion and charitable contributions.

Despite battling cancer his business thrived and one of his last notable works was the wedding dress of human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin when she married actor George Clooney in 2014.

I have made a list of the best quotes of Oscar de la Renta.


Top 10 Oscar de la Renta Quotes

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The essence of style is how you live your life. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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A runway is spectacle. It’s only fashion when a woman puts it on. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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I was surrounded by sisters. My childhood was all women. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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There is always an emotional element to anything that you make. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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Silk does for the body what diamonds do for the hand. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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My great strength is knowing who I am and where I come from – my island. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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A woman makes an outfit her own with accessories. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

Famous Oscar de la Renta Quotes

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There is no sound more feminine than a woman in a taffeta dress. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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Elegance is a discipline of life. ~ 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.

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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. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

Accept your friends for who they are, not for who you want them to be. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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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.

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. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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I hate pretty. It’s a very empty word. It gives a bad name to beauty. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

Style begins by looking good naked. It’s a discipline. And if you don’t dress well every day, you lose the habit. It’s not about what you wear, but about how you live your life. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

You don’t need an introduction to succeed in life. You need to have good work. Work hard. Believe in yourself. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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Be the designer of your own destiny. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

If you wear a different perfume every day, I do not recognize you. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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Nothing is contrived. At night, the clothes should pour like liquid over the body. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

I don’t really know how to do casual clothes. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

Oscar de la Renta Quotes on Fashion

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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.

Walk like you have three men walking behind you. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

My job as a designer is to make a woman feel her very best. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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In fashion, the most important thing is to move on. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

Style begins by looking good naked. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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My customers are successful working women. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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.

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. ~ 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.

Popular Oscar de la Renta Quotes

When I was a boy, I thought scent was contained in dewdrops on flowers and if I got up very early in the morning, I could collect it and make perfume. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

The charities closest to my heart have always involved helping children in some way. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

Gardening is how I relax. It’s another form of creating and playing with colors. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

The well dressed man never stands out in a crowd; his elegance sets him apart. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

It’s important to excite the imagination of a woman. ~ 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.

The most important thing? Perfect lighting at all times. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

It’s not about what you wear, but about how you live your life. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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Women are born free, and I think that they should stay that way. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

Nothing says spring like hand-cut flowers. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

Best Oscar de la Renta Quotes

Never in the history of the world have women been more in control of their destiny.~ Oscar de la Renta.

Working for incredible talents like Balenciaga and Antonio Castillo, I learned about the immense skill and creativity involved in couture work. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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

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I adore gardening, and whenever I have time off, that is my passion. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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

A woman can wear anything- she can make it right. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

Love. Be curious. Always try to do your best. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

The great thing about fashion is that it always looks forward. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

A woman today knows that the power of her femininity is very important. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

What women have achieved in the last 50 years, I wish men would have achieved in the last 100. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

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Fashion is a trend, style is within a person. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops. ~ Oscar de la Renta.

If you don’t move, you get stale. ~ Oscar de la Renta.


So these were the 65 famous quotes about Oscar de la Renta.

If you like these quotes and sayings, then you can also read my other posts on Leon Brown quotes and Iris Murdoch quotes.

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