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Oscar Aristedes de la Renta was born in the Dominican Republic. When he was 18 years old, de la Renta left his homeland for Spain to study art at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. He soon became interested in the world of design and found himself an apprenticeship with legendary couturier Chistobal Balenciaga. In 1963, he arrived in New York and began designing for Elizabeth Arden. In 1965, de la Renta launched his own ready-to-wear label. Over the years he has dressed royalty, First Ladies, Hollywood celebrities and socialites.
De la Renta has not restricted himself to the fashion arena. In 1977, he came out with his first perfume, titled Oscar, which is still one of the best selling fragrances in the world. His new fragrance, Intrusion, is made exclusively from white flowers, a nod to de la Renta's rule of adorning his Punta Cana home with white orchids only "for peace and purity". | 