Oscar de la Renta

Born

1932-07-22

Died

2014-10-20

Birthplace

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Biography

Óscar Arístides de la Renta y 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. De la Renta became internationally known in the 1960s as one of the couturiers who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy. He worked for Lanvin and Balmain. His eponymous fashion house has boutiques around the world, and is headquartered on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Oscar de la Renta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.