Oscar de la Renta
Dominican fashion designer (1932–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Renta and the second or maternal family name is Fiallo.
Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014), known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, 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.
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Born | Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (1932-07-22)22 July 1932 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Died | 20 October 2014(2014-10-20) (aged 82) Kent, Connecticut, U.S. |
Citizenship | American Dominican Republic |
Education | Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando |
Label | Oscar de la Renta |
Spouses | |
Children | Moisés de la Renta |
Relatives | Luis Álvarez Renta (nephew) Fabio Fiallo (uncle) Luis Arístides Fiallo (uncle) Viriato Fiallo (cousin) Larimar Fiallo (first cousin-twice removed) José Ortíz de la Renta (great-great-grandfather) |
Awards | CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award,
American Fashion Critic's Award, Order of Juan Pablo Duarte, Order of Cristóbal Colón |
Website | www |
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