Oscar de la Renta, fashion guru to first ladies and celebs, no more

In this May 5, 2014, file photo, Sarah Jessica Parker attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in New York. The designer, who died on Tuesday 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 Parker to former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton wore his creations. (AP)

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In this May 5, 2014, file photo, Sarah Jessica Parker attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in New York. The designer, who died on Tuesday 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 Parker to former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton wore his creations. (AP)

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In this May 3, 2010 file photo, Oprah Winfrey, right, and Oscar de la Renta arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala, in New York. The designer was a favorite of socialites and movie stars alike. (AP)

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The designer 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 wore his creations. In this January 20, 2005, file photo, former US President Bush and first lady Laura Bush wave to the crowd in Washington DC. (AP)

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In this June 3, 2014 file photo, former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, listens as Oscar de la Renta speaks on stage at the 2013 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall in New York. (AP)