We pay homage to Dream Wedding Dresses by the Master of Ceremonies, the late fashion designer Oscar de la Renta.
His heavenly frocks were worn by style icons over six decades, from Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy to Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Obama and most recently, he designed the beautiful Amal Clooney’s wedding dress. He died on Tuesday October 21, 2014, at his home in Connecticut, surrounded by friends and family. He was 82 and had contracted cancer in 2006.
“He died exactly as he lived: with tremendous grace, great dignity and very much on his own terms,” said step-daughter Eliza Bolen and son-in-law Alex in a handwritten note on the company’s website. “While our hearts are very much broken by the idea of life without Oscar, he is still very much with us. Through Oscar’s example we know the way forward. We make Oscar very proud of us by continuing in an even stronger way the work Oscar loved so much.”
The internet and social media was immediately flooded with posts from those who wanted to pay tribute to the fashion legend, and quoted de la Renta who was known for his elegance and refinement.
Famed for his bridal style, we couldn’t resist bringing to you a sneak peek into his heavenly dresses. Flick through the gallery for some truly beautiful wedding inspiration.
Oscar de la Renta’s best quotes:
“I design clothes for women to wear. I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.”
“Walk like you have three men walking behind you.”
“Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.”
“There is no sound more feminine than a woman in a taffeta dress.”
“I’ve lived every day to the fullest, and I’ve had a marvelous time. I’ve tried to be nice to the people I care about, and ignore the ones I don’t. I enjoy what I’ve done.”
“The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness.”
“Fashion is about the present and the immediate future. I think in terms of now.”
“Being well dressed hasn’t much to do with having good clothes. It’s a question of good balance and good common sense.”
“Any girl from any walk of life dreams of that special dress, and I try to make that dream a reality for her.” (Re: designing Amal Alamuddin’s wedding gown.)
“I don’t really know how to do casual clothes.”
“I hate pretty. It’s a very empty word. It gives a bad name to beauty.”
“What women have achieved in the last 50 years, I wish men would have achieved in the last 100.”
