Fashion Legend Oscar de la Renta Is Dead at 82
Oscar de la Renta, a fixture in American fashion who designed evening wear for first ladies and starlets alike, has died. He was 82 years old.
De la Renta had been battling cancer for the last 10 years and finally succumbed to the disease on Monday, his wife, Annette de la Renta confirmed to the New York Times .
De la Renta, a noted designer since the middle of the century, was born in the Dominican Republic and studied fashion in Spain with Cristobal Balenciaga and in Paris at Lanvin.
Most recently, he designed Amal Alamuddin's dress for her wedding to George Clooney in Venice, Italy, in September. “George and I wanted a wedding that was romantic and elegant, and I can’t imagine anyone more able than Oscar to capture this mood in a dress,” Alamuddin told Vogue magazine that month. Read more...
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