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Designers, dresses, Events, Gallery, New York Fashion Week - Runway
By emilyborrett on September 14th, 2011
Oscar de la Renta Spring/Summer 2012
Oscar de la Renta may be an extremely talented designer and one of Hollywood’s most sought-after names when it comes to red carpet gowns, but I actually have a bit of a bone to pick with his new collection. I’ll get on to that in a minute..
It was an absolutely giant body of work with over 60 pieces making up the collection, spanning over a whole rainbow palette of colours that I have to admit do make me very happy. We all know that Oscar de la Renta’s speciality is lavish, gorgeous gowns, and he definitely didn’t skimp on those with giant couture-style puffball skirts playing against delicate lace sleeves and huge origami-structured dresses with florals and interesting folds.
He also did a fine line in his other trademark: the day dresses that are so favoured by the ladies who lunch, such as Michelle Obama, and they were very cute and girlish as normal with romantic 1950s-style skirts and nipped-in waists for a dreamy, summertime feel.
So, this is the bone I have to pick with his collection – there was just too much of it. For me, with so large a collection was just too sprawling and included too many different elements into the collection, which spanned from 60s coat dresses to folk dresses to mad, puffy medieval gowns and beyond – the whole thing just didn’t mesh. Each piece is beautifully designed and created, but has nothing to do with either piece beside it.
So, Oscar, that’s my nitpicking over. Check out the gallery to see some of the highlights from the designer’s giant Spring/Summer 2012 collection.
Tags: day dress, evening dresses, gowns, mercedes benz, michelle obama, New York Fashion Week, oscar de la renta, spring/summer, SS 2012
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Celebrity gossip, Celebrity Style, Designers, Gossip
By emilyborrett on September 13th, 2011
Oscar de la Renta has revealed that he’s a huge fan of SATC star Sarah Jessica Parker and loves that she likes to wear his designs.
SJP is pretty much everyone’s style icon since playing the iconic Carrie Bradshaw for so many years, so we can imagine it’s a pretty great feeling to see her wearing your designs – and she loves Oscar de la Renta.
It’s not only SJP who’s bewitched by Oscar’s feminine, glamorous designs, as other celebrities such as Gisele Bundchen, Jessica Biel and Anne Hathaway all love the brand. But Sarah Jessica seems to have a special place in the designer’s heart.
The designer gushed to E! News: “Well, I love Sarah Jessica [Parker], because she is a friend for a long time. Sarah Jessica is like Diane [Von Furstenberg]; she is very much the spirit of New York, she is the New York girl. I love her.”
Oscar is also a big fan of fellow designer Diane Von Furstenberg, whose show he attended at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week this week.
He said: “I love Diane. We have been friends forever. I have a tremendous admiration for Diane. I came for her because she is the spirit of the 21st Century. Diane is all about beauty, all about creativity, femininity and the aura of femininity.”
What a nice man. Oscar de la Renta seems to like absolutely everyone.
Tags: diane von furstenberg, eveningwear, fashion gossip, gowns, mercedes benz, new york style, NYFW, oscar de la renta, Red Carpet, Sarah Jessica Parker, sex and the city
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award show fashion, Celebrity Style, Gallery
By Kimberley Foster on January 12th, 2009
Dark hues may have been the choice for many starlets, but the Golden Globes were also awash with pastels too. Anyone might have thought it was spring by the way some celebs wore their pretty pale colours. Nudes, soft pinks, pale yellows and blues dominated as the likes of Angelina Jolie, Drew Barrymore and Salma Hayek took their turns in front of the cameras. [Photos: Jim Smeal/BEI/Rex Features]
Click the image below to begin our gallery of stars in pastels.
Tags: America Ferrera, Angelina Jolie, Armani Prive, Celebrity Style, Christina Applegate, demi moore, Dior, Drew Barrymore, Golden Globes, John Galliano, oscar de la renta, pale blue, pale yellow, pastels, Penelope Cruz, Red Carpet, Roberto Cavalli, salma hayek, sandra bullock, Versace
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Designers, Fashion News, New York Fashion Week - Gossip
By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 6th, 2009
While many designers are scaling back their fashion week presentations, Oscar de la Renta will be showing twice this season.
“[2008] has a been good year for me,” the designer told The Daily last month. “While some businesses faced tough times, I actually added 15 employees to my company. Sales-wise, the last three months have been solid for us.”
Like Calvin Klein, de la Renta will put on one fashion show for the press, the other for retailers. The shows are slated for 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday February 18.
[Image: Carolyn Contino/BEI/Rex Features; Source]
Tags: "fall 09 fashion week schedule", "fashion week 2009", "Oscar de la Renta fall 09 fashion show", Fall 09 fashion week, New York Fashion Week, oscar de la renta
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Celebrity Style
By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on November 11th, 2008
Glamour is a very black and white thing… or at least it is to the ladies who showed up at Glamour magazine’s 2008 Women of the Year Awards in New York last night. Most seemed to favour the timeless chic of monochrome and really let the fabrics, cut and intricate detailing do all the talking (check out Natalie Portman‘s frock to see exactly what I’m talking about.)
However, not everyone was in black or white mood – America Ferrera, for one, managed to step away from the black and into a bright Oscar de la Renta watercolour fantasy decorated with black paillettes. My personal favourite though would have to be Kate Bosworth, who always adheres to the mantra “less is more” and always comes away better off for it!
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO VIEW THE GALLERY – AND THEN LET US KNOW WHO YOU THOUGHT WAS BEST DRESSED ON THE NIGHT…
[Images: Amanda Schwab/Rex Features]
Tags: "Nicole Kidman Glamour Woman of the Year Awards", "Woman of the Year Awards", America Ferrera, Kate Bosworth, nicole kidman, oscar de la renta
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By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on July 17th, 2008
There isn’t a more iconic pair of shoes in American history than Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz.”
And now, the most iconic shoe designers from around the world are going to show us their spin on the ultimate sparkly pumps.
For the 70th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” Warner Bros. and Swarovski have selected 19 designers to create their interpretations of Dorothy’s slippers to commemorate the event.
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Celebrity Style, Fashion News
By Kimberley Foster on April 15th, 2008
After all the controversy surrounding April’s Vogue cover, starring LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen, I am sure Anna Wintour is looking forward to a more peaceful reaction to her choice for the May issue. This month it’s a serene-looking Gwyneth Paltrow who has scored the job, wearing a gold lame ruffled gown from Oscar de la Renta’s pre-fall ’08 collection. But it is what she is photographed with, an Iron Man helmet from her latest flick, that’s got me interested…
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Tags: "iron man", "may 2008 issue", Anna Wintour, gwyneth paltrow, oscar de la renta, pre-fall, Vogue cover
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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Fashion News
By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on April 14th, 2008
It’s official! No – not the marriage of first twin Jenna Bush to Henry Hager. That’s happening May 10. But it is official that Oscar de la Renta will be designing the first wedding gown!
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Tags: Barbara Bush, Bush family ranch, Crawford Texas ranch, First Lady Laura Bush, Henry Hager, Jenna Bush, Jenna Bush Henry Hager wedding, Jenna Bush wedding, oscar de la renta, Oscar de la Renta wedding dress
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Accessories, Affordable Fashions, Department Stores, Designer Fashions, Fashion News, Handbags, Retail News
By Andrea Thatcher on February 25th, 2008
Oscar de la Renta has announced that he’ll be adding handbags to his lower priced O Oscar line available at department stores like Macys.
This comes after a few evening shoes were added to the collection this year, so it makes sense that the line would explore a full line of accessories like this.
“Handbags are an important accessory for the modern woman who is constantly on the go, adding both style and function to her look,” de la Renta told WWD.
We’ve been rather underwhelmed by the O Oscar clothing line, so lets hope the bags resemble those on the Oscar de la Renta fall runway, at left. Judging by the wholesale prices, the bags will probably retail from around $150 up.
If you’re interested in Oscar de la Renta’s main line, check out Coutorture’s exclusive look at some pieces from his fall 2008 collection.
[Image: Getty; Source]
Tags: Handbags, handbags at Macy's, Macy's, O Oscar, O Oscar handbags, oscar de la renta, Oscar de la Renta handbags
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award show fashion, Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, dresses, Fashion News, New Fashions, Red Carpet
By Andrea Thatcher on February 24th, 2008
I love the black Oscar de la Renta dress that Jennifer Garner wore tonight. E! fashion commentator and all around fabulista Kimora Lee thought it was a bit plain, but I loved all the ruffle details at the bottom and her diamonds set it of to perfection. Garner’s latest, “Juno“, is nominated for best picture.
Tags: Jennifer Garner, Juno, oscar de la renta, Oscar red carpet, Oscars
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Celebrity Style, Designer Fashions, Fashion News
By Andrea Thatcher on January 30th, 2008
While twin sister Barbara is considered the more fashionable Presidential daughter, all eyes will be on Jenna Bush when she weds Henry Hager this spring. We’re still hoping for a white house wedding, but since that seems unlikely we’ll settle for a chic designer gown.
Barbara has connections to Proenza Schouler and Lela Rose, while First Lady Laura Bush can call in heavy hitters like Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera.
What do the experts suggest for Jenna? “I would want Jenna to make the statement, and not just be about the gown itself,” Lela Rose told WWD. Rose suggested strapless sheath with a little volume on the bottom.
Arnold Scaasi thought what would best complement Jenna would be a simple and classic silk satin organza dress. If she plans to wear a train, he told WWD it should be a detachable one that “could be taken off after the ceremony and she could dance the night away. They’re young and peppy. Why shouldn’t they be able to dance around?”
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Tags: Arnold Scaasi, Barbara Bush, Bush twins, Bush wedding, Bush wedding dress, Caronlina Herrera, Jenna Bush, Jenna Bush and Henry Hager, Jenna Bush wedding, Jenna Bush wedding dress, Jenna wedding gown, Laura Bush, Lela Rose, oscar de la renta, Proenza Schouler, Scaasi, white house wedding, WWD
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Designer Fashions, Fashion News, Models, New Fashions
By Andrea Thatcher on December 4th, 2007
Oscar de la Renta just may be our dream designer. That designer whose store we would go to if we had a Pretty Woman moment. And his pre-fall 2008 collection presented Monday night in a Park Avenue church really illustrates why. The shapes and looks are simultaniously aspirational, wearable, and artistically pleasing. While there were a few misses – awkwardly shaped wool knit yetti skirts with large leaf patterns – it is amazing how within a 63 look collection de la Renta manages to really work several different themes to winning success in each. The florals, the tweeds, the circle skirts and the slimmer silhouettes – they’re all beautiful. What do we take away from this for fall?
More pictures after the jump.
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Tags: circle skirts, Nina Garcia, oscar de la renta, Oscar de la Renta fashion show, Oscar de la Renta Pre-Fall 2008 fashion show, tweeds
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