Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has died

The Fashion World has suffered a loss.

Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has died. He was 82.

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Born in the Dominican Republic in 1932, de la Renta left home at 18 to study painting in Madrid. It was there he developed a love of fashion design and began an apprenticeship with Cristóbal Balenciaga, who became his mentor, and then, landed a job with Lanvin in Paris.

He made his name in the early 1960s when first lady Jaqueline Kennedy frequently wore his designs, and launched his own label in the mid-1960s. Since Kennedy, first ladies Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush all frequently wore de la Renta gowns.

Oscar recently designed Amal Clooney’s wedding dress. It is believed to be his final design.

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