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09-06-2012, 01:40 PM
The Couture Council of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) honored Oscar de la Renta with its 2012 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion yesterday, Wednesday 5 September 2012 at a benefit luncheon at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center, New York City. The event marks the arrival of Fall Fashion Week and was sponsored by American Express.
Speaking at the event, Joyce F. Brown, president of FIT, said: "We are so pleased to honor this great American designer, who, through his timeless and elegant designs, is a legend to all those who love fashion. Oscar de la Renta is an inspiration, not only to students of fashion, including FIT's talented students, but to his fellow designers as well."
The director of The Museum at FIT, Valerie Steele, described the Dominican-born fashion maestro: "Oscar de la Renta is a true fashion superstar who has long served as one of the greatest ambassadors of American style. His clothes, which draw on the heritage of Spain and the French haute couture, as well as on the dynamism of contemporary New York high fashion, convey a sense of luxury and drama that have earned him acclaim throughout the world."
De la Renta left the Dominican Republic at 18 to study painting at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. While living in Spain, he became interested in design and began sketching for leading Spanish fashion houses, which led to an apprenticeship with Spain's renowned couturier, Cristobal Balenciaga. He then worked at Lanvin in Paris. He moved to New York in 1963 to design the couture collection for Elizabeth Arden and in 1965 began his signature ready-to-wear label. When he was appointed as designer to the French couture house of Pierre Balmain in 1992, it was the first time that an American (and Dominican) had been chosen for such a prestigious position at the heart of the haute couture.
His company now also produces a bridal collection, a fragrance line, a home collection, and a complete range of accessories, including handbags, shoes and jewelry. In 2008, Oscar de la Renta opened its first international stores in Athens and Madrid, and has continued its expansion with the opening of a shop in Dubai in 2009.
For more on the award, see http://fitnyc.edu/11623.asp
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Speaking at the event, Joyce F. Brown, president of FIT, said: "We are so pleased to honor this great American designer, who, through his timeless and elegant designs, is a legend to all those who love fashion. Oscar de la Renta is an inspiration, not only to students of fashion, including FIT's talented students, but to his fellow designers as well."
The director of The Museum at FIT, Valerie Steele, described the Dominican-born fashion maestro: "Oscar de la Renta is a true fashion superstar who has long served as one of the greatest ambassadors of American style. His clothes, which draw on the heritage of Spain and the French haute couture, as well as on the dynamism of contemporary New York high fashion, convey a sense of luxury and drama that have earned him acclaim throughout the world."
De la Renta left the Dominican Republic at 18 to study painting at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. While living in Spain, he became interested in design and began sketching for leading Spanish fashion houses, which led to an apprenticeship with Spain's renowned couturier, Cristobal Balenciaga. He then worked at Lanvin in Paris. He moved to New York in 1963 to design the couture collection for Elizabeth Arden and in 1965 began his signature ready-to-wear label. When he was appointed as designer to the French couture house of Pierre Balmain in 1992, it was the first time that an American (and Dominican) had been chosen for such a prestigious position at the heart of the haute couture.
His company now also produces a bridal collection, a fragrance line, a home collection, and a complete range of accessories, including handbags, shoes and jewelry. In 2008, Oscar de la Renta opened its first international stores in Athens and Madrid, and has continued its expansion with the opening of a shop in Dubai in 2009.
For more on the award, see http://fitnyc.edu/11623.asp
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)