Oscar de la Renta dead at 82

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009, file photo, models wear creations by Dominican Republic's Oscar De la Renta from his 2010 Spring-Summer "Resort" collection at the Cali Exposhow 2009 in Cali, Colombia. The designer, who died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at 82, shaped American couture half a century ago when it emerged as a serious rival to European fashion designers. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora, File)
The Oscar de la Renta Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
The Oscar de la Renta Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
The Oscar de la Renta Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
FILE - In this May 5, 2014, file photo, Sarah Jessica Parker attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in New York. The designer, who died Monday, Oct. 20, 2014, at 82, shaped American couture half a century ago when it emerged as a serious rival to European fashion designers. His specialty was evening gowns, and celebrities from Penelope Cruz and Parker to former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton wore his creations. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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