And, as part of the deal, monse gets financial investment and operational assistance from the elder brand. Thousands of new, used and preowned gowns at lowest prices in the united states. He will be asking his father for advice all the way, saying he is my mentor as a father and a designer. He belonged to a middleclass family of scholars and was sent to spain to learn abstract art but soon he developed love for fashion and. He then went to jane derby, where he was head designer before buying the company in 1969, changing it to his own label. Profiles of each designer and fashion house, from adrian to zoran. He was the protege of the masterful cristobal balenciaga, and after design stints at other houses, the dominican designer founded his eponymous label in 1965. The designers who have taken fashion to its greatest heights. At the age of 18, he left the caribbean to study painting in madrid. Displaying an early aptitude for art, oscar left for spain, to study painting at madrids academy of san fernando. A stalwart of the new york fashion scene, the designer built an internationally recognised brand through charm and grace, and was thought of as one of the great. See more ideas about fashion design, fashion sketches and fashion art.
On our visit to the design library, i was drawn to a number of largescale, graphic rose artworks and felt this one in particular was classically oscar, and captured the modern and feminine sensibility i was looking for. It was a combination of latin american influences and european style that stemmed from mr. Throughout each anecdotefilled volume, sidebars, including those entitled being hispanic, address themes of cultural heritage while providing additional historical and. An awardwinning designer, he worked for lanvin and balmain. The company was established in 1965, and currently produces a full line of womens accessories, bridal, home products.
Dominicanamerican fashion designer who was trained by cristobal balenciaga and dressed icons such as jacqueline kennedy onassis before fame. Wwd called it an american triumph, and it did much to raise these designers profiles on an international stage. In 1963 he came to the us where he worked at elizabeth arden from 1963 through 1965. Dictionary of hispanic biography, gale research, 1996. Oscar was born in the dominican republic on july 22, 1932. He belonged to a middleclass family of scholars and was sent to spain to learn abstract art but soon he developed love for fashion and set forth to achieve success in it. Or if the ball isnt to your taste, bring the drama to the city with longline oversized womens coats and exquisitely embroidered knitwear. See more ideas about celebrity houses, interior and design. At the young age of 24, oscar designed a debutante gown for beatrice cabot lodge, the daughter to the u. Model, photographer, stylist, makeup or hair stylist, casting director, agent, magazine, pr or ad agency, production company, brand or just a fan. He was best known for dressing some of the worlds most famous women including jacqueline kennedy, laura bush, oprah winfrey and recently designed amal alamuddin wedding dress. A stalwart of the new york fashion scene, the designer built an. Fascinated by spanish culture and with a growing interest in fashion design, oscar began sketching for fashion houses and landed a position with. Born in santo domingo, he was trained by cristobal balenciaga and antonio del castillo.
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