Born as Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo on the 22nd July 1932, and having died on the 20th October 2014, he was a Dominican fashion designer, known by the name of Osccar de la Renta. He is most famous for working for Jane Derby, and later taking over the fashion label. He collaborated with Balmain, becoming the first Dominican designer to work with the French fashion house. His career started in the 1960s, and was active until his passing.
Have you ever wondered how rich Oscar de la Renta was at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Renta`s net worth was $200 million, an amount he acquired through his involvement in the fashion industry as a designer.
Oscar de la Renta Net Worth $200 Million
Oscar grew up in Santo Domingo, the only male child of seven siblings. His parents are of rich heritage; his father`s great-grandfather, Jose Ortiz de la renta, was the mayor of Ponce, a city in Puerto Rico, and his mother came from a family of doctors, lawyers, poets, teachers, and other different academic citizens.
When he was 18, Oscar left his home country, and moved to Spain, and enrolled the Academy of San Fernando, in Madrid. While there, Oscar became fascinated by fashion, and began to draw clothes which were then published in some of the most notable Spanish magazines and newspapers. Little by little he became noticed, and started working for Cristóbal Balenciaga. Afterwards, Oscar moved to Paris and worked with Antonio del Castillo for a short time, at Lanvin. Afterwards, he moved to New York, and worked for Elizabeth Arden for several years, before he joined Jane Derby, and her fashion house. However, Jane died in 1965, and Oscar took over the operations of the fashion house, becoming its chairman in 1974.
Since then, his career and his net worth went only upwards, until his death. Apart from the clothing line, he also launched the perfume line called OSCAR, which later expanded to homewares and accessories lines, which also increased his net worth.
Over the years, he became more focused on bridal wears, and he designed clothes for numerous famous stars, including singers, actors and royalty as well.
Thanks to his long and successful career, Oscar received numerous prestigious awards and recognitions, including the Coty Award, in 1967 and 1968, and he was inducted into the Coty Hall of Fame in 1973. Furthermore, he won the American Fashion Critic’s Award, and served as the President of the CFDA on two mandates, from 1973 to 1976 and 1986 until 1988, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from CFDA.
Oscar served as a board member of the Carnegie Hall, Metropolitan Opera and also WNET, and also worked with several charity organizations, including America`s Society, and New Yorker`s For Children, among others.
Regarding his personal life, Oscar was married to his second wife Annette at the time of his death; the couple married in 1989. His previous marriage was with Françoise de Langlade, a magazine editor, from 1967 until her death in 1983.
Oscar died of cancer in 2014, at 82 years old. He was first diagnosed with cancer in 2006, however he managed to beat the disease, but it later returned and took his life.
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