Oscar De La Renta Research Paper

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Oscar de la Renta was a true fashion innovator, who created couture ready to wear and collections that have provided many a show-stopping moment on the red carpet. After the launch of his eponymous line in 1965, the designer developed successful homeware, fragrance and bridal collections that established his reputation as one of the most successful and respected designers in the industry. With Mr. De la Renta's exquisite designs, he was able to design pieces from Jacqueline Kennedy, to modern starlets such as Ann Hathaway and Liv Tyler.  
De la Renta was born on July 22, 1932 into a middle-class household with six sisters in the capital of Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo. De la Renta was raised Catholic in a protective family. At the age of 18, he went to study painting in Spain at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. For extra, money De la Renta drew clothes for newspapers and fashion houses. The young artist landed a covetable apprenticeship with Cristóbal Balenciaga, due to his debut in Life magazine after he designed a dress for the Ambassador of Spain's daughter. …show more content…

Surrounded by the decadent Parisian fashion scene, he immersed himself in the extravagant world of haute couture, constantly sketching and gaining invaluable experience that would serve him well throughout his career. Within two years, he had moved to New York and joined the American design house of Elizabeth Arden. Firm in his footing, he began his own signature ready-to-wear label in 1965. In 1967 he married Françoise de Langlade, an editor at French Vogue.  From 1973 to 1976, and 1986 to 1988 De La Renta served as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. In 1977, De la Renta launched saw the launch the label's first fragrance collection which since has expanded to incorporate scents for both men and women and is sold in over 70 countries around the

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