Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014) was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo; he became internationally known in the 1960s as one of the couturiers to dress Jacqueline Kennedy. An award-winning designer, he worked for Lanvin and Balmain; his eponymous fashion house continues to dress leading figures, from film stars to royalty, into the 2010s.
In 1967 and 1968, de la Renta won the Coty Award (the US fashion industry 'Oscars') and in 1973 was inducted into the Coty Hall of Fame
From 1973 to 1976, and from 1986 to 1988, he served as President of the CFDA.[23] He is also a two-time winner of the American Fashion Critic's Award and was inducted into the Fame in 1973.
He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973
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 Miller School of Medicin
He had been diagnosed with cancer in 2006. A year later, at the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Executive Director Fern Mallis called him "The Sultan of Suave". At that event, he spoke of his cancer, saying:
"Yes, I had cancer. Right now, I am totally clean. The only realities in life are that you are born, and that you die. We always think we are going to live forever. The dying aspect we will never accept. The one thing about having this kind of warning is how you appreciate every single day of life”
Oscar de la Renta died of complications from cancer on October 20, 2014, at his home in Kent, Connecticut, at the age of 82.
The Fashion World had lost a Giant but his fashion legacy will live forever.
RIP Oscar de la Renta.
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