Images: Oscar de la Renta's fashions
Oscar de la Renta, who died Monday 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 Sarah Jessica Parker to former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton wore his creations.
Here's a gallery of some of his designs over the past five decades:
In this Sept. 11, 2012 file photo, fashion designer Oscar de la Renta watches as the final model walks the runway during the presentation of his Spring 2013 collection at Fashion Week in New York.
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, file photo, designer Oscar de la Renta takes a bow with models Karlie Kloss, left, and Daria Strokous, right, after his Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York.
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In this Sept. 16, 2010, file photo, the finale of the Oscar de la Renta spring 2011 collection is modeled during Fashion Week 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.
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In this Sept. 10, 2007, file photo, the Oscar de la Renta 2008 spring/summer collection is presented in a New York church during Fashion Week.
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In this Feb. 27, 2005, file photo, Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, in Oscar de la Renta, arrives for the 77th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
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In this Feb. 14, 2012, file photo, the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York.
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In this May 5, 2014, file photo, Sarah Jessica Parker dons Oscar de la Renta to attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in New York.
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In this May 7, 1970, file photo, Model-socialite Penelope Tree, right, wears peasant wool shallie in dark print, as does unidentified model at left, with fringed Babushka of headwear, at showing of Oscar de la Renta Fashion collection in New York.
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In this Feb. 8, 2012, file photo, actress Giselle Bloindet waves to the crowd as she models Oscar de la Renta during the Heart Truth Red Dress fashion show in New York.
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In this Feb. 12, 2013, file photo, fashion from the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2013 show is modeled during Fashion Week in New York.
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In this Feb. 16, 2011, file photo, a model pauses on the runway at the Oscar de la Renta Fall 2011 show during Fashion Week in New York.
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In this Sept. 11, 2012, file photo, a model walks the runway during the presentation of the Oscar de la Renta Spring 2013 collection at Fashion Week in New York.
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This July 17, 2014, file photo, shows former first lady Laura Bush, left, talking about the dress her daughter Jenna Bush Hager wore to her 2008 wedding at the family's Crawford ranch and the mother-of-the bride dress, right, that she wore the same day during an interview in Dallas. The ensembles are among more than 60 featured in retrospective on Oscar de la Renta's career at the George W. Bush Library and Museum.
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In this Sept. 13, 2011, file photo, the Oscar de la Renta Spring 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York.
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In this Feb. 4, 2008, file photo, designer Oscar de la Renta is applauded after the presentation of his fall 2008 collection during Fashion Week in New York.
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In this Oct. 15, 2009, file photo, models wear creations by Oscar De la Renta from his 2010 Spring-Summer "Resort" collection at the Cali Exposhow 2009 in Cali, Colombia.
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Claire Danes dons Oscar de la Renta for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 18, 2011, in Los Angeles.
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Amy Adams opts for a bold Oscar de la Renta gown at the 85th Academy Awards on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles.
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In this Sept. 13, 2011 file photo, the Oscar de la Renta Spring 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York.
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Designer Oscar de la Renta, center, greets the audience after his Spring 2014 collection was modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.
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Evening ensemble creations by fashion designer Oscar de la Renta are displayed July 8, 2013, at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark.
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Actress Victoria Justice wearing Oscar de la Renta attends the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection fashion show on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in New York.
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 9. 2014, file photo, the Oscar de la Renta Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York.
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In this Tuesday, Sept. 9. 2014, file photo, the Oscar de la Renta Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York.
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