Iconic fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dead at 82
Posted October 20, 2014 10:24 pm.
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Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has died at 82.
He died in his Connecticut home from complications from cancer.
De la Renta was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.
Born in the Dominican Republic, the designer became famous in the ’60s when some of his designs were worn by Jacqueline Kennedy. He would later go on to dress three other first ladies: Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.
He recently designed Amal Clooney’s wedding dress.
Several celebrities took to Twitter to mourn the loss of the famed designer.
