Oscar De La Renta
Oscar de la Renta was born in 1933 in the Dominican Republic. At the age of eighteen Oscar left his native land and moved to Madrid, Spain to study painting at the San Fernando Art School. While he was living in Spain he discovered his extensive love for fashion and began sketching for many leading Spanish fashion houses. This soon led to Oscar being an apprentice with Spain’s most revered couturier, Christian Balenciaga. Soon after that Oscar de la Renta left Spain and began working with Antonio Castillo as a couture assistant at the house of Lanvin in Paris. Finally, in 1963, Oscar came to New York to design couture collections for Elizabeth Arden. After two years with Elizabeth Arden, he then joined the Jane Derby Company as a partner with Ben Shaw and his son Gerald Shaw. In 1966, the label was changed to carry the Oscar de la Renta signature. By 1974, Oscar and Gerald Shaw took full ownership of the company. It has since expanded to include countries such as Europe, The Orient, and South America, in addition to North America. Not only is Oscar famous for his clothing designs but also for his design of fragrances such
Over the thirty years, Oscars label has grown to include a fined collection of clothing and accessories based on his signature style. His collections for women include his SIGNATURE COLLECTION, PINK LABEL, and OSCAR by Oscar de la Renta. The Oscar de la Renta Men’s wear line is comprised of formal wear, suits, sports coats, trousers, and a full range of furnishings. Throughout Latin America, there is an immensely popular sportswear line for men and boys, OSCAR, a jeans collection for men and women, OSCAR JEANS, and a women’s lifestyle collection, O by Oscar de la Renta. In conclusion Oscar de la Renta is an all around amazing person. He left his native land at such a young age and is in a business that he didn’t even go to school for. Oscar has achieved a numerous amounts of awards and will continue to do so as long as he lives. He not only is an excellent and famous designer but he has also given a lot of time and money to less fortunate children in the Dominican Republic, which is his homeland. Oscar de la Renta has shocked the world with his amazing designs and fragrances. His signature label will go down into the history of fas
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