Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta
De la Renta in 2008
Born	Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (1932-07-22)22 July 1932 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died	20 October 2014(2014-10-20) (aged 82) Kent, Connecticut, U.S.
Citizenship	American Dominican Republic
Education	Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
Label	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
Website	www.oscardelarenta.com

Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014), known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. De la Renta became internationally known in the 1960s as one of the couturiers who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy. He worked for Lanvin and Balmain. His eponymous fashion house has boutiques around the world, and is headquartered on Madison Avenue in Manhattan.