Oscar de la Renta - brand and dress history

House Oscar de la Renta is ease, grace, splendor.

His passion is design, dresses, interiors and his own garden in Casa de la Madera.

Refined, charming Oscar de la Renta has many talents, some of which he devoted to fashion. And his main talent is the talent of an artist.

Oscar de la Renta was born in Santo Domingo in 1932. In the family, he was the only boy among six sisters. Since childhood, Oscar dreamed of becoming an artist, creating his own gallery and traveling a lot. At the age of 17, he went to Spain to study at the Academy of Arts of San Fernando. His dream of becoming a freelance artist was about to come true. But there was a chance meeting that changed everything. Once, at a secular party, the daughter of the American ambassador to Spain turned to him with a request that was quite natural for a free artist - to come up with a prom dress for her. Oscar de la Renta was not at all embarrassed and made a sketch of the dress. After a while, everyone saw this dress on the cover of Life magazine. And then calls followed - some congratulated, while others asked for themselves to come up with something to excite the secular world.

Is it really a success? So why dream of long journeys and look for your happiness there, when it is already here - nearby. Cute graceful creatures circled around him, but it was not about love, but about fashion. Each of them had a dream - a beautiful dress in which she would conquer the entire secular world.

An offer came from Paris from the legendary Balenciaga fashion houses... Yes, there have been changes in his life. He did not study to be a designer, but his best school was the school of the great fashion designer Cristobal Balenciaga. Oscar de la Renta absorbed all the knowledge, all the wisdom of the great designer. He tried to become "an architect of cut, painter of color, sculptor of form, musician of harmony and philosopher of style." Oscar was invited everywhere, and not only famous fashion houses, but also many aristocratic houses. He spent delightful evenings with the most beautiful women, where he enjoyed love and respect, and reciprocated. He adored women, for them he always had admiration and passion. In his luxurious toilets, each of them knew that all her merits would be emphasized, and her flaws would be hidden. He knew how to please, he is a reliable advisor in creating a secular image and not only. Oscar de la Renta at that time was, one might say, the secret attorney of many of them. The women trusted him with all their sins and scams.

Oscar de la Renta met Françoise de Langlade at a reception in honor of the Dukes of Windsor. They were soon married. And then - luxurious balls, yacht trips ...

But then the brilliant American aristocrat Annette Reed appears. And one fine day, deafening news - Oscar de la Renta will marry Annette! And what about Françoise? Surprisingly, they remain good friends with her. Indeed, he has a talent to always please everyone, to remain on good terms with everyone.

Oscar de la Renta - photos of dresses from different collections

However, secular entertainment is a part of his life. Oscar de la Renta knows how to find time for everything. Therefore, his work, which has become his favorite, occupies a large place in his life. In 1965 he created his own brand Oscar de la Renta. And he does it in America, where he has long been known and admired. Soon the address of his House was recognized by all the chauffeurs of the luxurious limousines.

What is the secret of his success? If someone says - in his masculine charm, no, you are mistaken. Oscar de la Renta is a talented designer with a sense of style and tact. His beautiful dresses, exquisite style, delicate taste, unique charm and hard work brought him success throughout the fashion world.

He is adored not only by women whom he knows how to please, but also by his colleagues - designers. Diane von Fürstenberg believes that "Oscar is an incredibly generous, amazing person."And Ralph Lauren calls him the most elegant and charming man in fashion. Designer Narciso Rodriguez admires not only his talents as a designer-artist, but also his kindness and dignity.

He dresses Hollywood divas, political and royal persons, Arab princesses, European aristocrats. In his outfits, the first ladies of America - Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush, Nancy Reagan, Hollywood stars - Anne Hathaway, Penelope Cruz ...

Oscar de la Renta was the first American designer to be invited to haute couture, where he created his collection.

And this is not all the talents and merits of Oscar de la Renta. He is the founder of an orphanage, he adopted a boy, raised him and made him a designer. Now Moises de la Renta says about him with love: "He is my teacher, both as a father and as a designer ...". Oscar de la Renta adopted Eliza Reed, and her husband Alex Bohlen handed over the management of his Fashion House. Oscar is happy that his business lives and flourishes in his family, that it is in good hands. In the era of mergers and acquisitions that have taken over the fashion industry, the House of Oscar de la Renta is confidently run by the family.

Oscar loves his home, his family. The house in Casa de Madera is the embodiment of the Oscar de la Renta style. Comfort and coziness, exoticism and romance reign here. The house has a variety of oriental items, exotic plants, rare carpets. Oskar himself made the project of this house, invented the furniture, and therefore says that the house helped him to feel his own individuality.

For several decades, Oscar de la Renta has been creating refined style, beauty, elegance. His teachers were Balenciaga and Balmain, which is probably why his outfits are often decorated with lace and embroidery. House Oscar de la Renta works in conjunction with House of Embroidery Lesage. In India, the best fabrics are purchased, embroidery sketches are selected. Embroideries and ornaments are collected from many countries of the East - in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, India, Turkey. But things are done with their own style, all the elements that are brought from different countries - they serve, as it were, a hint of new and new ideas, without repeating someone else's experience. It is also known that Oscar de la Renta draws a rich color palette in his collections from the memories of his childhood, from the Dominican island, and in the heart of each of his fragrances are the flowers of the garden where he played as a boy.

"I will never allow myself to forget who I am and where I come from."

He recently turned 80, but Oscar de la Renta was and remains the soul and brain of a fashion house that celebrates femininity.