Carrie
Bradshaw on a “Sex and the City” episode had said it right: an Oscar de la
Renta dress is real poetry. Oscar knew how to make “poetry” on every kind of
fabric and he did it in his own unique way. He was a fashion designer who knew
how to combine the old fashioned elegance with all the new trends and knew how
to translate it to the simplest clothes but also to those magnificent red
carpet gowns.
No wonder he
was the favorite designer of all our favorite movie stars. Oscar de la Renta
knew very well that if you want to be a great designer you have to be, first of
all, a really good tailor and he had worked hard to learn how to treat and
respect every fabric.
He worked in
the fashion business for 50 years with dignity, success and mostly politeness.
Before he become a successful and loveable designer of all the stars, he had
worked for big fashion houses such as Balenciaga, Lanvin and Balmain, that
influenced his style and made him the great designer that we knew today. But
his talent was so big that it couldn’t be restrained, so in 1966 he started his
own brand and he was successful from the very beginning. Almost all the first
ladies of the White House had been dressed by him from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle
Obama. But we all know his special relationship with Hilary Clinton since the
Clintons had honored him with two exhibitions in the Clinton foundation.
But his
talent couldn’t be restrained only in clothes so he expanded his brand into
shoes, accessories, fragrances and even invitations! His Dominican origin
played a significant part in his designs and his ability to make the simplest
thing look more alive and beautiful.
If anyone
sees pictures of his houses in New York, Los Angeles and Dominican Republic
will understand when I say he gave life to everything around him. His smile was
the biggest proof of his sweetness and his beautiful soul that shared with the
world.
We will
never forget him and we will always consider ourselves as “Oscar girls” that had
their favorite magician that made us beautiful and made our world sparkle!
By Lina
Grivogianni
