One of the designers that epitomized american fashion (whichever way you look at it), Oscar De La Renta died on the 20th of October 2014 at 82. His illustrious and enduring career spanned nearly half a century. Trained by fellow Latin designers Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo (at Lanvin), before returning to the USA to launch his company. He had a stint in Balmain for whom he took the rains in the 90s to make heavenly couture. He dressed many women, making them look and feel better. He loved women, he loved designing for them, being with them, loving them. His Dominican roots were always a major part of his aesthetic and style without overwhelming it. But he was first and foremost an American fashion champion, always putting out one collection after another, making clothes the way he saw fit for his loved ladies to enjoy and cherish. Below is a small selection of his work. He will be missed.
Christy Turlington for Bill King, British Vogue, 1986
Sketch by Antonio Lopez for an ad
Balmain couture, Vogue US 1997 by Peter Lindbergh
Linda Evangelista by Arthur Elgort for Vogue US, 1991
Perry Ogden for Town & Country, 2013
Karlie Kloss, advertisment, Spring/Summer 2012
Kate Moss for Annie Leibovitz, Vogue US, 2009
Bridal advertisment, Spring1/ Summer 2011, Craig Mc Dean
January Jones by Kurt Iswarienko for Edit magazine, May 2013
Amber Valetta for Steven Meisel, Vogue US 2006
Karlie Kloss, advertisement, Autumn/Winter 2011, by Craig Mc Dean
Steven Meisel for Vogue US, December 2010
Grace Mahary, Imaan Hammam, and Cindy Bruna
by Craig McDean, Vogue US, January 2014
Grace Mahary, Imaan Hammam, and Cindy Bruna
by Craig McDean, Vogue US, January 2014
Harper's Bazaar, 2009
Christy Turlington, advertisment, 1994
Karlie Kloss for Annie Leibovitz, Vogue US, 2013
Fashion show, New York 2009, by Damon Winter/New York Times
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