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One of the many enchanting things about the late fashion designer Oscar de la Renta was his love of flowers—not only on dresses but also in the lavish gardens at his houses in Connecticut and the Dominican Republic.
“Oscar understood you could find happiness and peace in nature,” says legendary style editor André Leon Talley, curator of the upcoming exhibition “Oscar de la Renta: The Retrospective,” at San Francisco’s de Young Museum.
Showcasing 130 of the couturier’s most beautiful ensembles, the survey includes a section dedicated to floral frocks - teeming with roses, peonies, and chrysanthemums - inspired by his verdant estates. March 12–May 30;famsf.org
Oscar de la Renta in his gardens at Brook Hill Farm, his property in Kent, Connecticut.
Beatrice Lodge being fitted for her debutante dress by de la Renta in 1956.
De la Renta and André Leon Talley during de la Renta’s resort collection fashion show at New York’s Morgan Library in 2006.
De la Renta with his evening looks from spring 1982.
De la Renta walks the runway with models at the end of his spring/summer ready-to-wear show in 1996.
De la Renta with his sketches in June 1985.
De la Renta backstage with Countess Jacqueline de Ribes at the famous Battle of Versailles fashion show on November 28, 1973.
De la Renta’s autumn/winter 2000 collection for Pierre Balmain.
De la Renta at the finale of his last runway show, spring 2015.