oscar de la renta

 

  • “[13] De la Renta proceeded to work for Arden for two years in New York City before he went to work for Jane Derby, an American fashion house.

  • [5] On his father’s side, De la Renta’s great-great grandfather José Ortíz de la Renta was the first mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, elected by popular vote and who had the distinction
    of serving as mayor eight times, the most ever for the city.

  • In February 2014, Oscar de la Renta recreated his entire Spring presentation, Designed for A Cure 2014 collection, to raise money for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
    at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.

  • De la Renta became internationally known in the 1960s as one of the couturiers who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy.

  • [33] In 2017, de la Renta was honored by the United States Postal Service with an eleven stamp series, featuring a black and white photo of him and ten details from his fashion
    designs.

  • [34] Personal life[edit] In 1966, de la Renta became the third husband of Françoise de Langlade (1921–1983),[35] an editor-in-chief of French Vogue who once worked for the
    fashion house of Elsa Schiaparelli.

  • [11] Career In 1963, de la Renta turned to Diana Vreeland, the editor-in-chief of Vogue, for advice, saying that what he really wanted was to “get into ready to wear, because
    that’s where the money is”.

  • The Fiallos, De la Renta’s mother’s family, were so embedded in Dominican society that they could count poets, scholars, and businessmen, as well as top army brass among their
    members.

  • [11] Other awards[edit] Oscar de la Renta was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.

  • De la Renta said he wanted to attract new customers whom he could not reach before.

  • [11] De la Renta’s brand saw international wholesale growth beginning in 2003, under the direction of CEO Alex Bolen, from five to seventy-five locations.

  • [9] He quickly became interested in the world of fashion design and began sketching for leading Spanish fashion houses, which soon led to an apprenticeship with Spain’s most
    renowned couturier, Cristóbal Balenciaga.

  • Ambassador to Spain, saw some of his dress sketches, she commissioned de la Renta to design a gown for her daughter.

  • Early life De la Renta, the youngest of seven children and the only boy in his family,[1] was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to a Dominican mother, Carmen María
    Antonia Fiallo and Puerto Rican father,[2] Óscar Avelino De La Renta, owner of an insurance company.

  • [15] From 1993 to 2002, de la Renta designed the haute couture collection for the house of Balmain, becoming the first Dominican to design for a French couture house.

  • [18] De la Renta’s designs have been worn by a diverse group of distinguished women and celebrities.

  • [14] When Derby died in August 1965, de la Renta took over the label.

  • [20] • 1966 beaded cellophane lace cocktail minidress • 1977 embroidered taffeta evening ensemble • Late 1990s red brocade pantsuit In 2014, the George W. Bush Presidential
    Center hosted an exhibit entitled “Oscar de la Renta: Five Decades of Style” which shared the designer’s creations for Mrs. Bush and America’s First Ladies.

  • [39] De la Renta died of complications from cancer on October 20, 2014, at his home in Kent, Connecticut, at the age of 82.

  • [citation needed] Other enterprises In 1977, de la Renta launched his fragrance, OSCAR,[21] followed by an accessories line in 2001[22] and a homewares line in 2002.

 

Works Cited

[‘1. Horyn, Cathy; Nemy, Enid (20 October 2014). “Oscar de la Renta, Who Clothed Stars and Became One, Dies at 82”. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
2. ^ “Muere el diseñador de moda Oscar
de la Renta”. elmundo.es. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
3. ^ Mower, Sarah (2002). Oscar: The Style, Inspiration and Life of Oscar De La Renta. New York: Assouline. p. 11.
4. ^ Espinal Hernández,
Edwin Rafael (1 November 2013). “Oscar de la Renta: entorno genealógico”. Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Hoy. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
5. ^ Jump up to:a b c d Mower,
Sarah (2002). Oscar: The Style, Inspiration and Life of Oscar De La Renta. New York: Assouline. p. 12.
6. ^ Mower, Sarah (2002). Oscar: The Style, Inspiration and Life of Oscar De La Renta. New York: Assouline.
7. ^ Jump up to:a b c Norwich, William
(10 February 2013). “Oscar de la Renta on Taking in Galliano, the Women He’s Known and Loved, and Why He Once Tried to Hit Cecil Beaton”. New York. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
8. ^ Jump up to:a b c
Amsden, David (21 May 2005). “Dynatsty”. New York. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
9. ^ Jump up to:a b Ahmed, Saeed; Ford, Dana (20 October 2014). “Oscar de la Renta, legendary fashion designer, dies at
82”. CNN. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
10. ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (7 November 2013). “Oscar de la Renta Sits for Q&A at the Design Leadership Summit”. WWD. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014.
Retrieved 7 November 2013.
11. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f “Óscar de la Renta”. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
12. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 1963”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
13. ^
Morris, Bernadine, “Diana Vreeland, Editor, Dies; Voice of Fashion for Decades”, The New York Times, 23 August 1989, page A1
14. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 1965”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
15. ^ Kent University
Museum Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine
16. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 1993”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
17. ^ Hyland, Véronique (20 October 2014). “Oscar de la Renta Loved Powerful Women”. New York.
Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
18. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 2006”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
19. ^ “Business of Fashion 2009”. 4 January 2009. Archived from the original
on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
20. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 2004”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
21. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 1977”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July
2012.
22. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 2001”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
23. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 2002”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
24. ^ “Biography.com”. Archived from
the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 26 Sep 2013.
25. ^ “Tortuga Bay : Punta Cana, Dominican Republic : The Leading Hotels of the World”. www.lhw.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
26. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 1967”.
Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
27. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 1973”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
28. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 1990”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
Retrieved 10 July 2012.
29. ^ Profile Archived 2016-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, VanityFair.com; accessed 20 October 2014.
30. ^ “Óscar de la Renta 1982”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
31. ^ Kleinman, Rebecca
(19 February 2014). “Oscar de la Renta Takes Collection to Miami”. WWD. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
32. ^ “Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement”. www.achievement.org. American
Academy of Achievement.
33. ^ Malle, Chloe (25 April 2014). “Oscar de la Renta Receives Medal of Excellence at Carnegie Hall”. Vogue. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
34. ^ https://stamps.org/US-New-Issues-2017
35. ^
Francoise de la Rente, 62, a Leader in Fashion Archived 2016-11-15 at the Wayback Machine from The New York Times 18 June 1983
36. ^ “Óscar de la Renta Today”. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
37. ^ Billionaire
Magazine: “Oscar de la Renta: Hard Work and Good Fortune” Archived 2014-11-03 at the Wayback Machine by Norman Tan, 2 June 2014.
38. ^ “Iconic Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta Dies at 82”. ABC. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
39. ^
“Legendary designer Oscar de la Renta has died”. USA Today. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017.
40. ^ “Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dies at 82”. WJLA.com. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24
October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
Photo credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/larra505/4562423077/’]