The fashion industry suffered a major loss this past week with the passing of world-renowned fashion designer, Oscar de la Renta. De la Renta passed away at the age of 82, he had battled cancer back in 06’ and rumors of the designer being ill recently resurfaced. De la Renta’s designs can be seen all over magazines, both celebrities and First Lady’s alike have donned some of his amazing pieces. Recently he designed the wedding dress of Amal Almuddin, George Clooney’s now wife. De la Renta truly respected and admired womankind, only making the gifted designer even more successful in his career. In honor of the fashion icon, here are some of his designs as well as notable quotes.
1. “Work hard. Believe in yourself. It’s not the publicity that sells the clothes, it’s the woman.”
Cameron Diaz simply glows in this strapless, jeweled gown worn on the red carpet for the 82nd Annual Oscars.
2.“The great thing about fashion is that it always moves forward.”
The stripe design of this dress wowed on the runway with its simplicity and beauty, who doesn’t love a black and white combo.
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3. “What women have achieved in the last 50 years, I wish men would have achieved in the last 100.”
Amy Adams charmed in this beautiful black sweetheart-top dress to the 2009 Golden Globes.
4. “Being well dressed hasn’t much to do with having good clothes. It’s a question of good balance and good common sense.”
Taylor Swift finally took a break from her usual beaded frocks to stun on the red carpet of this past year’s Met Gala. The peach tones and a beautiful train make for a dress to remember.
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5. “Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.”
Glee star, Lea Michele, chose to don this dress with a plunging neckline; the piece was the perfect combo of sexy and simple for the 2011 SAG Awards.
6. “Today, women have the power to make their own decisions. She doesn’t really care so much about whose dress she will wear; she cares about how she identifies with that dress, how that dress represents [how] she feels on a particular day.”
Jennifer Lawrence took quite a tumble accepting her Oscar in 2013 but she did so in style, this gorgeous Oscar de la Renta dress was a definitely worth the embarrassment.
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