Oscar de la Renta

I’m a very restless person. I’m always doing something. The creative process never stops.

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.

I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant.

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.

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

I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right.

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