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beautytribute SOME ICONIC DE LA RENTA MOMENTS Sarah Jessica Parker attends the 2014 Met Gala in a custom gown, adorned with the designer’s signature. It was a chic tribute to the maestro.
Oscar de la Renta, Carmen Kass, and Gisele Bündchen walk the runway at the close of the Oscar de la Renta 2001 SpringSummer Ready-toWear show.
P H O T O G R A P H S B Y G E T T Y I M A G E S ( D E L A R E N TA , PA R K E R , R U N WAY ) ; C O U R T E S Y O F O S C A R D E L A R E N TA A R C H I V E S ( D E L A R E N TA W I T H A B A S C A L )
The dazzling new book, published by Assouline, $125.
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The fashion legend lives on through the pages of Assouline’s latest book. By Elizabeth Hazard
his past October, the fashion industry lost one of its most influential figures, Oscar de la Renta. As the world mourns his passing, we celebrate
his extraordinary life with Assouline’s beautiful coffee-table book, Oscar: The Style, Inspiration, and Life of Oscar de la Renta ($125, assouline.com). Filled with irresistible photos both personal and iconic, this sophis-
ticated hard-cover tome provides an exclusive view of the designer’s stylish life. Dressing Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Diana, and movie stars too numerous to name, de la Renta led a life filled with grace and passion for his craft. “For me, my work is a celebration of a woman’s beauty and femininity,” he once reflected. “At the end of the day, I make dresses and I want to make her happy.” He made the rest of us quite happy, too.
Model Nati Abascal and de la Renta in the 1970s.
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Oscar de la Renta, Carmen Kass, and Gisele Bündchen walk the runway at the close of the Oscar de la Renta 2001 SpringSummer Ready-toWear show.
P H O T O G R A P H S B Y G E T T Y I M A G E S ( D E L A R E N TA , PA R K E R , R U N WAY ) ; C O U R T E S Y O F O S C A R D E L A R E N TA A R C H I V E S ( D E L A R E N TA W I T H A B A S C A L )
The dazzling new book, published by Assouline, $125.
WINNING OSCAR
The fashion legend lives on through the pages of Assouline’s latest book. By Elizabeth Hazard
his past October, the fashion industry lost one of its most influential figures, Oscar de la Renta. As the world mourns his passing, we celebrate
his extraordinary life with Assouline’s beautiful coffee-table book, Oscar: The Style, Inspiration, and Life of Oscar de la Renta ($125, assouline.com). Filled with irresistible photos both personal and iconic, this sophis-
ticated hard-cover tome provides an exclusive view of the designer’s stylish life. Dressing Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Diana, and movie stars too numerous to name, de la Renta led a life filled with grace and passion for his craft. “For me, my work is a celebration of a woman’s beauty and femininity,” he once reflected. “At the end of the day, I make dresses and I want to make her happy.” He made the rest of us quite happy, too.
Model Nati Abascal and de la Renta in the 1970s.
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