Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta is one of the most important representatives of the fashion industry. He is known for his refined taste and unlimited talent. In truth, he can be called the creator of everyday "Haute couture" - a style devoid of vulgar triviality, excessive theatricalization and meaningless details - a style that is equally organic both on the podium and in everyday life.

Designer Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta was born on July 22, 1932 in the most ordinary family of Santo Domingo. The tropical climate, rich palette of color and salty ocean have awakened in his heart an endless thirst for art.

Following the outbursts of youth, in his 18 years Oscar went to sunny Spain. In Madrid, he entered the Academy of San Fernando in the hope of becoming an abstract artist. But apparently fate had other plans in relation to the dreamy Dominican and, ten years later, an unknown artist received an offer to develop a model of a prom dress for the daughter of the American ambassador. This test was for Oscar fatal, because the dress appeared on the cover of Life magazine, and the newly-born designer went straight to apprenticeship to the great Cristobal Balenciaga.

The next stop on the way to the fashionable Olympus was the city of romantics - Paris. Having gone there for a vacation in the summer of 1961, he stayed in the fashionable capital for 2 years already, becoming a design assistant at the Lanvin trading house. There, surrounded by a decadent scene of French fashion, he immersed himself in an extravagant world of haute couture, creating countless sketches and accumulating invaluable experience.

In 1965, the designer decided to adapt the high fashion to everyday life, and the result of his work became the fashion house Oscar de la Renta. Later, in the traditions of the best Latin American series, the story of the brand "Oscar de la Renta" began. After all, his couturier's success is due not only to his natural talent, but also to his first wife (and also to the editor of the French Vogue) Françoise de Landglad. Thanks to her about the work of de la Renta the whole French beau monde learns. Later, and the second wife of Oscar, the wealthy bezness-wumen Annette Reed, contributed to the development of the fashion house. After all, with her filing clothes from Oscar de la Renta is in demand among the first lady of the United States. And Nancy Reagan, and Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush - all of them were admirers of the style of de la Renta.

Dresses for Oscar de la Renta

About 40 years after founding, a line of wedding dresses under the brand Oscar de la Renta was launched. Semi-transparent lace, light ornament, noble fabrics - they were and still are a symbol of femininity and beauty.

The last collection of spring - summer from Oscar de la Renta, was a return to the roots. The concept of the new line is built on the basis of the 60's fashion and diluted with modern elements. It should be noted hairstyles "a-la Ordy Hepbern" in combination with multi-colored strands in the style of Daphne Guinness. Multi-layered pencil skirts and bustier dresses, trimmed with lace and macrame, tops of canary color and sexy embroidered mustard jackets are all basic elements of the Oscar de la Renta 2013 style.

Accessories Oscar de la Renta

Shoes and accessories by Oscar de la Renta, as always laconic. These are classic boat shoes of such fashionable colors as: sky blue, electric blue, nude and classic black. Instead of bags - elegant modern clutches, and as ornaments - massive monophonic pendants and bracelets from stones, shells and pearls.

Over the years, the fashion house Oscar de la Renta has inspired fashionable women from all over the world to all kinds of fashion feats. To do this, in 1977, Oscar de la Renta perfumes, filled with sensual floral motifs and seasoned with the alluring aroma of tropical fruits and spices, were released - as a reminder of the roots of the maestro. And today on one of the popular social networks you can buy trendy jewelry Oscar de la Renta, coupled with a bottle of perfume. It is original, is not it?

Oscar is not one of the designers who seek to attract the attention of the fashion industry bizarre shapes and textures. He does not pursue popularity and does not try to subdue the spirit of the times, but in fashionable Hollywood circles there is a kind of proverb "To Oscar - dresses" Oscar "».