Oscar Dela Renta Funeral Details Announced; Tributes Released After Late Fashion Designer Succumbed To Cancer
Oscar Dela Renta's funeral details have been announced following his death earlier this week. Tributes also continue to be released after the late fashion designer succumbed to cancer.
According to a report from WWD.com, the Dominican's private memorial service will take place on November 3. Venue of Oscar Dela Renta's funeral will be the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola Park in New York.
Tributes continue to be released for the late designer, said Yahoo News. A statement from the Clinton family read: "(Oscar's) singular talent and exquisite taste elevated American fashion, and his warmth and friendship will be missed by our family and all whose lives he touched."
Anna Wintour of Vogue also extended her condolences by releasing a tribute. She said Oscar Dela Renta was "everything you could want a friend to be."
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar Dela Renta's death was confirmed by his family through a hand-written statement uploaded on the website of the Dominican-American fashion designer.
The statement, signed by his stepdaughter Eliza Reed Bolen and her husband Alex Bolen, said the Oscar Dela Renta's death was caused by cancer.
The fashion icon was surrounded by "family, friends and 'more than a few dogs'" when passed away at his home in Connecticut, said the The Hollywood Reporter.
His family's official statement read: "He died exactly as he lived: with tremendous grace, great dignity and very much on his own terms."
"While our hearts are broken by the idea of life without Oscar, he is still very much with us," the statement said.
Prior to Oscar Dela Renta's death, his designs have been admired by patrons such as Nancy Reagan, Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush. He is also the preferred designer of Hollywood stars such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Penelope Cruz and Kristen Stewart, said the The Hollywood Reporter.
One of the designer's most recent publicized creations was the wedding gown worn by George Clooney's wife, Amal Alamuddin, during their September wedding in Venice, Italy.
