OSCAR DE LA RENTA MEN'S HOUNDSTOOTH LUXURY BLAZERPURE WOOLHOUNDSTOOTH FABRICQUICK FACTSOscar de la RentaB) July 22, 1932D) October 20, 2014DOMINICAN REPUBLICA FASHION LEGENDOscar de la Renta was one of the world’s leading fashion designers. Famous for his women's evening wear and suits, his line is distinctly modern yet feminine.Born on July 22, 1932, Oscar de la Renta was raised alongside six sisters in a middle-class household in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. At the age of 18, he left the Caribbean island to study painting at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. While in Spain, he dreamed of becoming an abstract painter but instead became wooed by the world of fashion design. His obvious talent for illustration opened doors for him, and he quickly landed an apprenticeship with Spain's most renowned couturier, Cristobal Balenciaga.In 1961 de la Renta settled in Paris, where he worked as the assistant to Lanvin-Castillo's head designer, Antonio del Castillo, before moving to New York City in 1963 to design the couture and ready-to-wear collections for Elizabeth Arden. In 1965 he established his own eponymous company in New York.
