SCAD Oscar de la Renta exhibition press kit

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SAVANNAH, Georgia — The Savannah College of

Talley says, “With Oscar de la Renta, you always felt life

flamenco dancer’s flourish reflected his deep connection

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Art and Design (SCAD) and the house of Oscar de la

was lived in the sun. He loved his family and filled life with

to his roots and his commitment to transcendence through

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Renta (ODLR) are pleased to announce an exhibition

beauty from his gardens, his collections, paintings and

beautiful garments.”

Savannah College of Art and Design

curated by SCAD Trustee André Leon Talley — “Oscar

music. He loved to sing.”

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de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style,” which

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highlights more than 70 original Oscar de la Renta

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ensembles, including dresses worn by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Taylor Swift and Oprah Winfrey. The exhibition also features garments from the wardrobes of two former First Ladies, Laura Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton, who dressed almost exclusively in ODLR.

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the designer’s distinct capacity to capture the world

than a decade. Designer, artist and cultural icon, de la

around him and embrace the essence of those who wore

Renta was recognized as the first recipient of the André

his garments.

Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2001 SCAD Fashion Show. The SCAD Museum of Art permanent collection features a number of the couturier’s designs.

Over the years, de la Renta generously gifted fabrics from his collections to the SCAD School of Fashion for

In this show, Talley honors de la Renta’s deep bond

student use, and many of the of the university’s students

and relationship with his clients, his closest friends and

also benefit from internship opportunities at ODLR. SCAD

family. The exhibition is the first to celebrate the master

President Paula Wallace says, “Oscar took a personal

of elegance and his work since his passing in October

interest in our students. They have learned from him,

2014. “Oscar de la Renta designed clothes for women

and SCAD is humbled to commemorate his love for our

who wanted to look and feel beautiful, at their most

students with this resplendent exhibition. The 2012 SCAD

elegant best,” says Talley. “Each ensemble selected

MOA exhibition, “Little Black Dress,” which traveled to

in this exhibition comes from the closets of some of

Paris, also featured Oscar’s work.”

Oscar’s most iconic clients: Mrs. Mercedes T. Bass, Diana Taylor, as well as Oscar’s wife, Annette de la Renta, and his stepdaughter, Eliza Bolen.”

As noted in the forthcoming book, to be published

by Rizzoli, “The designer’s simple lines elevated with a

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“Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style” explores

De la Renta’s friendship with SCAD encompassed more

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OSCAR DE LA RENTA Oscar de la Renta left his native Dominican Republic

He twice served as the the president of the CFDA

at the age of 18 to study painting at the Academy of

(Council of Fashion Designers of America), and was the

San Fernando in Madrid. While living in Spain, he

recipient of the council’s Womenswear Designer of the

became interested in the world of design and began

Year, Lifetime Achievement and Founders awards.

sketching for leading Spanish fashion houses, which soon led to an apprenticeship with Spain’s most renowned couturier, Cristóbal Balenciaga. Later, he left Spain to join Antonio Castillo as a couture assistant at the house of Lanvin in Paris.

In 1963, he came to New York to design the couture collection for Elizabeth Arden, and in 1965, de la Renta debuted his signature ready-to-wear label. Today the company also produces a bridal collection, a beauty line, a home collection, childrenswear and a complete range of accessories, including handbags, shoes and jewelry.

In 2008, Oscar de la Renta opened its first international stores in Athens and Madrid, and has continued its expansion with the opening of stores in Dubai (2009), Tortuga Bay and Riyadh (2012), and London (2013). In

De la Renta received two honors from King Juan Carlos of Spain, La Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil and the Gold Medal of Bellas Artes. He was also awarded the French Legion d’Honneur as Commandeur.

A tireless patron of the arts, de la Renta served on the Boards of Trustees of Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, New Yorkers for Children, the Americas Society, and was chairman of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute. He served as Chairman of Oscar de la Renta, LLC, the luxury goods firm he founded in 1965, and also as Chairman of Grupo Punta Cana, a hospitality and real estate company in the Dominican Republic. De la Renta was a dual citizen of the United States and the Dominican Republic, where he served as Ambassador-at-Large.

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York City boutique, doubling its space on Madison Avenue.

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August 2013, the house completed an expansion of its New

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ANDRÉ LEON TALLEY

PAULA WALLACE For more than two decades, André Leon Talley has been

Paula Wallace is the president and founder of the

a mentor to countless fashion students at the Savannah

Savannah College of Art and Design, a private, nonprofit,

College of Art and Design, where he is devoted member

accredited university for creative careers. Established in

of the SCAD Board of Trustees. Talley began his career

1978, SCAD is the largest, most comprehensive art and

assisting Diana Vreeland at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

design university in the United States.

Costume Institute. He later wrote for Interview Magazine and Women’s Wear Daily before joining Vogue, where he served as creative director, editor-at-large and contributing editor for many years.

than 5,000 students to nearly 12,000 students hailing from more than 100 countries. Wallace has created several signature SCAD events including the Savannah Film

the fifth exhibition curated by Talley at the SCAD Museum

Festival, SCAD deFINE ART, SCADstyle, Sidewalk Arts

of Art. These exhibitions include “Stephen Burrows: An

Festival and SCAD aTVfest. Under her leadership, SCAD

American Master of Inventive Design” (2014) and “Antonio

was named one of the 2014 Red Dot Design Rankings

Lopez and the World of Fashion Art” (2013), which was

top 10 universities in the Americas and Europe. Further,

preceded by the internationally acclaimed “Little Black

SCAD’s undergraduate interior design program earned

Dress” (2012) and “High Style” (2011). Talley also curated

DesignIntelligence’s top ranking for four consecutive years.

exhibition of fine art and fashion at the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City.

Wallace earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University, Master of Education and Specialist of Education degrees from Georgia State University, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Gonzaga University. Wallace enjoys spending time with her husband, Glenn, and her four children, Marisa, John Paul, Madison and Trace.

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more than doubled the university’s enrollment from less

“Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style,” marks

“Joaquín Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress” (2011), an

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Since her appointment as president in 2000, Wallace has

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LAURIE ANN FARRELL

SLOANE MAYBERRY Laurie Ann Farrell is executive director of exhibitions for the

Sloane Mayberry is a fashion marketing and management

Savannah College of Art and Design. In this role she directs

student at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She

exhibition programming for the university’s galleries in

assisted exhibition curator and SCAD Trustee André Leon

Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia; Lacoste, France; Hong Kong;

Talley in preparing “Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary

and at the SCAD Museum of Art.

World of Style” for its debut at the SCAD Museum of Art

Recent exhibitions and projects of note at SCAD include

and the forthcoming companion publication.

“The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory and Hell Revisited

In 2014, Mayberry spent her summer as a merchandising

by Contemporary African Artists” (2013), Marina Abramović

and buying intern for Oscar de la Renta, where she assisted

(2011); “Wild is the Wind” (2010); Nick Cave (2009); and

with global merchandising and product development

Carrie Mae Weems: “Constructing History: A Requiem to

initiatives for the fashion house. In addition, Mayberry

Mark the Moment” (2008).

interned for Oscar de la Renta’s archivist after graduating

From 1999 to 2007, Farrell was curator at the Museum for

from high school. She is from Charlotte, North Carolina.

African Art in New York City. In 2006, she organized the American participation at the inaugural Trienal de Luanda with support and funding provided by the U.S. Department of State. Farrell was a recipient of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize with artist Kader Attia in 2010.

Widely published in art journals, Farrell has lectured

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Bachelor of Arts degree in art history from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Master of Arts degree in art history and theory from the University of Arizona.

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throughout the Americas, Africa and Europe. She earned a

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left oscar de la renta embroidered and sequined evening gown spring 2010, ready-to-wear worn to the 2010 sag awards. loan: nicole kidman, nashville, tennessee right oscar de la renta embroidered and sequined evening gown spring 2010, ready-to-wear worn to the 2010 “american woman: fashioning a national identity� metropolitan museum of art costume institute gala

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oscar de la renta for balmain haute couture sable collared coat c. 2001 . loan: anna wintour, new york city

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loan: diana taylor, new york city

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and satin bow, 2006 , ready-to-wear worn to the 2014 “charles james: beyond fashion� metropolitan museum of art costume institute gala. loan: diana taylor, new york city

oscar de la renta silk faille gown pre-fall 2008 , ready-to-wear loan: mrs. mercedes t. bass, new york city

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oscar de la renta velvet gown with pleated taffeta hem

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oscar de la renta custom embroidered lace dress worn to the 2008

“superheroes: fashion and fantasy�

metropolitan museum of art costume institute gala.

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oscar de la renta silk taffeta evening dress worn to the memorial hermann circle of life gala, 2014 . loan: yvonne cormier, houston, texas

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loan: mrs. annette de la renta, kent, connecticut

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custom silk taffeta evening coat

“schiaparelli and prada: impossible conversations� metropolitan museum of art costume institute gala. loan: mrs. annette de la renta, kent, connecticut worn to the 2012

custom silk taffeta evening coat and pants spring 1998 worn on a visit to chatsworth house, united kingdom loan: mrs. annette de la renta, kent, connecticut shoes: courtesy of manolo blahnik

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embroidered silk chiffon dress fall 2002 loan: anonymous

oscar de la renta for balmain haute couture silk velvet evening gown with diamante straps fall 2000 loan: anonymous

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fall 2006 , ready-to-wear loan: mrs. mercedes t. bass, new york city

oscar de la renta for balmain haute couture custom silk chiffon evening gown loan: anonymous

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oscar de la renta silk taffeta cocktail dress

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oscar de la renta jersey coat and dress

1998 , worn to eliza reed bolen’s wedding.

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oscar de la renta embroidered silk and tulle cocktail dress fall 2014 , ready-to-wear worn by bee shaffer to the 11th annual cfda /vogue fashion fund awards, 2014 . loan: bee shaffer, new york city

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loan: mrs. annette de la renta, kent, connecticut

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silk embroidered tulle and crinoline cocktail dress resort 2014 , ready-to-wear worn by bee shaffer to the 7 th annual museum of modern art film benefit, 2014 . loan: bee shaffer, new york city

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oscar de la renta silk evening gown resort 2013 , ready-to-wear worn by beyoncĂŠ, vogue cover, march 2013 .

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oscar de la renta embroidered dinner dress loan: bee shaffer, new york city

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loan: oscar de la renta archive, new york city

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sequined evening gown loan: catie marron, new york city

silk embroidered evening gown, duplicate worn by chelsea clinton to carnegie hall in 2013 . loan: anonymous

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embroidered silk dinner dress fall 2006 , ready-to-wear loan: catie marron, new york city

evening jacket and long skirt with silk blouse pre-fall 2011 , ready-to-wear worn to the 2011 vanity fair oscar party. loan: alexandra kotur, bedford, new york

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oscar de la renta custom wedding gown and veil, 2014

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oscar de la renta for balmain haute couture embroidered silk wedding gown and veil, 1998 loan: eliza reed bolen, new york city

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loan: elizabeth cordry shaffer, new york city

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“the world in vogue: people, parties, places� book signing, 2009. loan: alexandra kotur, bedford, new york

worn to

oscar de la renta cashmere and satin day dress

1965-66 scad museum of art, gift of cornelia guest in honor of her mother c.z. guest

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oscar de la renta embroidered wool evening coat

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beaded and embroidered silk tulle wedding gown

2010 loan: huma abedin, new york city

silk velvet evening dress worn by first lady hillary rodham clinton, vogue cover, december 1998 . loan: william j. clinton presidential library

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oscar de la renta custom silk gown worn by kirsten dunst in vogue, september 2006 .

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oscar de la renta embroidered cashmere coat and dress worn by first lady laura bush to the 2005 presidential inauguration. loan: george w. bush presidential library and museum, dallas, texas

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loan: oscar de la renta archive, new york city

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worn to the 2014 “charles james: beyond fashion” metropolitan museum of art costume institute gala. loan: lauren santo domingo, new york city

oscar de la renta silk faille jacket and skirt with appliquéd bows worn to the 2012

“schiaparelli and prada: impossible

conversations” metropolitan museum of art costume institute gala. loan: lauren santo domingo, new york city

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oscar de la renta silk faille evening gown

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jacket and skirt worn by first lady laura bush to the 2002 poland state dinner at the white house. loan: george w. bush presidential library and museum, dallas, texas

oscar de la renta silk coat and dress pre-fall 2006 , ready-to-wear loan: mrs. mercedes t. bass, new york city

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oscar de la renta silk chiffon with beaded lace overlay

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worn to the 2010 “american woman: fashioning a national identity� metropolitan museum of art costume institute gala. loan: oprah winfrey, santa barbara, california

oscar de la renta embroidered cotton wedding gown, 2010 loan: miranda brooks, new york city

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oscar de la renta custom beaded silk evening gown, 2010

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oscar de la renta silk taffeta skirt

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pompidou wedding in 1999. loan: alexandra kotur, bedford, new york chanel vintage wool bouclĂŠ jacket scad museum of art gift of cornelia guest in honor of her mother, c.z. guest

oscar de la renta custom duchesse satin cocktail dress, 2005 worn for the lovely perfume campaign. loan: sarah jessica parker, new york city

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worn to the marean romualdez and thomas

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silk flamenco skirt fall/winter 2001 loan: anna wintour, new york city

oscar de la renta custom gold lamĂŠ evening gown, 2013 loan: anna wintour, new york city

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SCAD MUSEUM OF ART The SCAD Museum of Art is a premier contemporary art

American Art, the Modern and Contemporary Art Collection,

museum established to enrich the education of SCAD

the 19th- and 20th-Century Photography Collection, the

students and expand learning opportunities beyond the

Costume Collection, and the Earle W. Newton Collection of

classroom. Introducing new exhibitions every academic

British and American Art.

quarter, the museum offers work by a range of highly acclaimed artists from around the world, inspiring and challenging students across disciplines to push the boundaries of their creative practice. Mounting more than 20 exhibitions each year, the museum has presented renowned artists such as Yinka Shonibare, Sigalit Landau, Kehinde Wiley, Jane Alexander and Alfredo Jaar. Fashion legend André Leon Talley regularly curates couture exhibitions such as “Oscar de la Renta: His Legendary World of Style” alongside ever-changing site-specific installations by artists

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building adaptation and reuse that spans nearly four decades, the SCAD Museum of Art is the largest project in the university’s preservation portfolio. Since opening its doors in October 2011, the SCAD Museum of Art has been celebrated for its inspired architecture and design, most recently receiving the Honor Award for Architecture, the American Institute of Architects’ most prestigious honor, as well as praise from the Congress for New Urbanism, the International Interior Design Association and the Historic Savannah Foundation, among many others.

Ingrid Calame and Jennifer Rubell. The museum’s permanent collection includes the Walter O. Evans Collection of African

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such as Fred Wilson, Kendall Buster, Odili Donald Odita,

A radiant example of the university’s legacy of innovative

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ABOUT THE SCAD MUSEUM OF ART • Opened in 2011 to advance SCAD’s legacy of historic preservation • Largest rehabilitation project in SCAD’s portfolio to date • Winner of the 2014 AIA Honor Award for Architecture, the American Institute of Architect’s highest honor • The 82,000-square-foot facility is the only surviving antebellum railroad complex in country; it once served as headquarters for Central of Georgia Railway.

• There are more than 4,500 works in the museum’s permanent collection, including the Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art, the Earle W. Newton Collection of British and American Art, the 19th- and 20th-century Photography Collection, and the SCAD Costume Collection.

• Permanent collection highlights include William Hogarth engraving series “A Rake’s Progress” (1735), Carrie Mae Weem’s large-scale photographic series “Constructing History” (2008) and Nick Cave’s video “Drive-By” (2011).

• The facility was originally constructed in 1853 and is designated a National Historic Landmark.

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SCAD enrolls nearly 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students from more than 100 countries. SCAD’s innovative curriculum is enhanced by advanced, professional-level technology, equipment and learning resources, as well as opportunities for internships, professional certifications and collaborative projects with corporate partners. In 2014, the prestigious Red Dot Design Rankings placed SCAD in the top 10 universities in the Americas and Europe. Career preparation is woven into every fiber of the university, resulting in a superior alumni placement rate. In a survey of Spring 2013 SCAD graduates, 93 percent of respondents reported being employed, pursuing further education, or

• Design architect: Christian Sottile (M.Arch., 1997), AIA, Sottile & Sottile, Savannah, Ga., Dean of the SCAD

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both within 10 months of graduation.

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