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Oscar de la Renta

1932 - 2014

The late protégé of Cristóbal Balenciaga, who dressed Jacqueline Kennedy, stood at the forefront of American fashion with charm and grace.

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Retail

Flush With Tech Wealth, San Francisco Warms to Fashion

As tech wealth grows and cultural values shift, San Francisco and neighbouring Silicon Valley are embracing fashion, creating opportunity for brands and retailers.

Retail

Flush With Tech Wealth, San Francisco Warms to Fashion

As tech wealth grows and cultural values shift, San Francisco and neighbouring Silicon Valley are embracing fashion, creating opportunity for brands and retailers.


Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.

Workplace & Talent

Why You Shouldn’t Launch a Label Straight Out of School

Fashion designers, investors, headhunters, editors and analysts make the case for getting work experience at an established brand before launching your own.


Marketing

Inside the Oscars Dressing Game

Stylist Leslie Fremar breaks down how she worked with brands and her celebrity clients — including Julianne Moore, Charlize Theron and Reese Witherspoon — to build the looks they wore on the red carpet at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

Marketing

Inside the Oscars Dressing Game

Stylist Leslie Fremar breaks down how she worked with brands and her celebrity clients — including Julianne Moore, Charlize Theron and Reese Witherspoon — to build the looks they wore on the red carpet at Sunday’s Academy Awards.


Fashion Week

A Mixed Bag

The buzzy designers behind Monse showed both their potential and limitations.

Fashion Week

A Mixed Bag

The buzzy designers behind Monse showed both their potential and limitations.


Fashion Week

Early in New York, Talent Amidst the Filler

Though New York Fashion Week has a bad rap for championing commercial labels, some designers proved their talent while others stumbled.

Fashion Week

Early in New York, Talent Amidst the Filler

Though New York Fashion Week has a bad rap for championing commercial labels, some designers proved their talent while others stumbled.


Fashion Week

Defining Daywear at Oscar de la Renta

As Peter Copping marked his first anniversary with the American fashion house, the designer looked for new territory to tap.

Fashion Week

Defining Daywear at Oscar de la Renta

As Peter Copping marked his first anniversary with the American fashion house, the designer looked for new territory to tap.


News & Analysis

Breaking the Bill Blass Curse

The pioneering American brand is back with a new business model and a new creative director. Can Chris Benz succeed where so many others have failed?

News & Analysis

Breaking the Bill Blass Curse

The pioneering American brand is back with a new business model and a new creative director. Can Chris Benz succeed where so many others have failed?


News & Analysis

WME-IMG Debuts All-Fashion Network for Apple TV

Made2Measure is the first network of its kind, offering wall-to-wall fashion programming. Will it work?

News & Analysis

WME-IMG Debuts All-Fashion Network for Apple TV

Made2Measure is the first network of its kind, offering wall-to-wall fashion programming. Will it work?


Luxury

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters

A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?

Luxury

Shop Tactics: Why a First Flagship Matters

A flurry of high fashion labels have opened their first flagships in elite London real estate. With sky-high retail rents and customers accustomed to shopping online, is a physical store worth the investment?


Fashion Week

Spanish Drama at Oscar de la Renta

Peter Copping found gorgeousness in the grandeur of Oscar de La Renta's early years in Madrid.

Fashion Week

Spanish Drama at Oscar de la Renta

Peter Copping found gorgeousness in the grandeur of Oscar de La Renta's early years in Madrid.


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