Full Name | Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo |
Professional Name | Oscar de la Renta |
Date of Birth | 22 July 1932 |
Date of Death | 20 October 2014 |
Age at Death | 82 |
Place of Birth | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Place of Death | Kent, Connecticut, U.S. |
Citizenship | American, Dominican Republic |
Education | Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando |
Occupation | Fashion Designer |
Fashion Labels | Oscar de la Renta |
Spouses | Françoise de Langlade (m. 1967; died 1983), Annette Engelhard (m. 1989) |
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 |
Net Worth | Approximately $200 million |
Career Highlights | Known for dressing Jacqueline Kennedy, worked for Lanvin and Balmain, and founded an eponymous fashion house with boutiques worldwide |
Mentor | Cristóbal Balenciaga |
Early Life | Youngest of seven children, mother: Carmen María Antonia Fiallo, father: Óscar Avelino De La Renta, raised Catholic, mother’s family deeply embedded in Dominican society |
Significant Early Work | Designed a gown for the daughter of Francesca Lodge, which appeared on the cover of Life magazine |
Website | oscardelarenta.com |