R.I.P
Iconic Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta Dies At 82
De la Renta who was battling Cancer for eight years, is reported to
have died on Monday, October 20, 2014, surrounded by family and friends
at his Connecticut home in US
Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta attends the official opening of
The Costume Institutes new Anna Wintour Costume Center at The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 5, 2014, in New York.-
Oscar de la Renta and Oprah Winfrey, arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala, New York, May 3, 2010.
(AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
One of the world most respected fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has passed away.
De
la Renta who was battling Cancer for eight years, is reported to have
died on Monday, October 20, 2014, surrounded by family and friends at
his Connecticut home in US.
‘While our hearts
are broken by the idea of life without Oscar, he is still very much with
us. Oscar's hard work, his intelligence and his love of life are at the
heart of our company’, a handwritten statement signed by his stepdaughter Eliza Reed Bolen and her husband, Alex Bolen confirmed.
‘All
that we have done, and all that we will do, is informed by his values
and his spirit. Through Oscar's example we know the way forward. We will
make Oscar very proud of us by continuing in an even stronger way the
work that Oscar loved so much’, it further read.
Born
in the Dominican Republic in 1932, De la Renta travelled to Madrid to
study painting at the age of 18. It was there he developed a love of
fashion design and began an apprenticeship with Cristóbal Balenciaga, who became his mentor, and then, landed a job with Lanvin in Paris. Soon after, he moved to New York City.
The revered designer launched his own label in 1965 and soon caught the eye of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Other first ladies including Nancy Reagan and Hillary Clinton would follow suit, as well as a bevy of A-list stars, from Amy Adams to Sandra Bullock to Jessica Biel and countless others.
He also launched a successful bridal line, and most recently, designed a wedding gown for George Clooney's wife, Amal.
The fashion designer is survived by his wife, Annette, and a son, Moises, as well as stepchildren and step-grandchildren.
Additional Report from USA Today.
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