Oscar de la Renta
Where it all began
On July 22, 1932 an artist was born. In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Oscar Aristides Renta Fiallo was born, or known around the world as Oscar de la Renta. In 1951, when Oscar turned 19, his father wanted him to join him in his insurance business, but he decided to study painting and sketching at the Real Academia de Bella Artes in San Fernando, Madrid instead. During this time Oscar drew clothing sketches for newspapers and fashion houses for extra money, and his designs were catching some major attention. He was asked to design the US Ambassador to Spain's daughter's debutante dress, which appeared in Life Magazine. His hard work had paid off, and he was nothing but successful from then on. After …show more content…
In 1973 He became President of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), and represented the United States at the Versailles fashion show. Oscar had received many awards acknowledging his beautiful fashion masterpieces and hard work. He had also served another term as President of the CFDA from 1986-1988. He expanded from his ready to wear collection, all the way to a home collection. In 2014, he received the medal of excellence from Carnegie Hall in New York City. Shortly after on the 10th of October, Oscar had passed away with cancer at the age of 82. He lived a a beautiful life with a long and successful career, Oscar de la Renta's legacy will live on with many future designers who are inspired by …show more content…
He dressed the first ladies and the leading ladies, which "defined him for a new age and a new customer". The stars were honored to wear his beautiful gowns down the red carpet, and show off their one-of-a-kind Oscar de la Renta design. Also, Oscar was known for keeping up with the times and he embraced social media. This definitely helped him be successful, he was able to connect with people with his designs on social media and get his brand out there faster. He was blogged, he was seen with all of the celebrities, and he always looked good. Below is Oscar seen with Oprah Winfrey, wearing one of his designs. The dress is fitted on top and flares to the bottom. There are beautiful beads embroidered into the top of the dress, and rouging at the
Where it all began
On July 22, 1932 an artist was born. In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Oscar Aristides Renta Fiallo was born, or known around the world as Oscar de la Renta. In 1951, when Oscar turned 19, his father wanted him to join him in his insurance business, but he decided to study painting and sketching at the Real Academia de Bella Artes in San Fernando, Madrid instead. During this time Oscar drew clothing sketches for newspapers and fashion houses for extra money, and his designs were catching some major attention. He was asked to design the US Ambassador to Spain's daughter's debutante dress, which appeared in Life Magazine. His hard work had paid off, and he was nothing but successful from then on. After …show more content…
In 1973 He became President of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), and represented the United States at the Versailles fashion show. Oscar had received many awards acknowledging his beautiful fashion masterpieces and hard work. He had also served another term as President of the CFDA from 1986-1988. He expanded from his ready to wear collection, all the way to a home collection. In 2014, he received the medal of excellence from Carnegie Hall in New York City. Shortly after on the 10th of October, Oscar had passed away with cancer at the age of 82. He lived a a beautiful life with a long and successful career, Oscar de la Renta's legacy will live on with many future designers who are inspired by …show more content…
He dressed the first ladies and the leading ladies, which "defined him for a new age and a new customer". The stars were honored to wear his beautiful gowns down the red carpet, and show off their one-of-a-kind Oscar de la Renta design. Also, Oscar was known for keeping up with the times and he embraced social media. This definitely helped him be successful, he was able to connect with people with his designs on social media and get his brand out there faster. He was blogged, he was seen with all of the celebrities, and he always looked good. Below is Oscar seen with Oprah Winfrey, wearing one of his designs. The dress is fitted on top and flares to the bottom. There are beautiful beads embroidered into the top of the dress, and rouging at the