Oscar de la Renta

On Monday the fashion industry lost one of its greats, and a true living legend, Oscar de la Renta.

His career unofficially began at the young age of 19, when he started drawing clothes for newspapers and fashion houses to make extra money while at university in Spain. This work led to an apprenticeship with Cristóbal Balenciaga, who became his mentor. De la Renta's career started to take off in 1961, when he became a couture assistant at Lanvin in Paris. 

In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Oscar de la Renta has produced some of the most beautiful couture, bridal, and ready-to-wear fashion in the world. Here is a brief look at some of his most recent memorable work...

Amal Alamuddin with Oscar de la Renta. 

Amy Adams

Cameron Diaz

Jenna Bush

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Lawrence

Jessica Alba

Jessica Biel

Kerry Washinton

Kristin Davis

Lupita Nyongo

Michelle Dockery

Oprah Winfrey with de la Renta

Sarah Jessica Parker portraying Carrie Bradshaw

All images via one of the following sources: Vogue, E! online, Washington Post

We recommend heading over to Vogue.com to take a look at their From the Archives gallery on Oscar de la Renta for some truly stunning photographs of his many designs.

Oscar de la Renta: 1932-2014

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Oscar Fashion Roundup

Last night was Hollywood's premiere red carpet event aka The Academy Awards. All of our favorite A-listers were out in full-glam effect. Navy and white, along with other muted colors, seemed to be the color choices of the evening for many of the ladies in attendance. We also noticed a lot of metallics - especially after post-show wardrobe changes for the Oscar parties.

Here are our top 5 favorite looks from last night's red carpet, in no particular order.

Angelina Jolie in Elie Saab Haute Couture

Cate Blanchett in Armani Privé

Kate Hudson in Atelier Versace

Lupita Nyong'o in Prada

Maria Menounos in Johanna Johnson

Anddddd, we had to add a few honorable mentions, that REALLY wanted to creep in to the top five.

Margot Robbie in Saint Laurent

Jenna Dewan-Tatum in Reem Acra

Evan Rachel Wood in Elie Saab Couture (at the Vanity Fair Oscar party)

Emmy Rossum in Monique Lhuillier (at the Vanity Fair Oscar party)

Who were your favorites? Leave a comment and let us know!

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Grammy Fashion Round-Up

The thing we love most about Grammy fashion is that anything goes. Looking at red carpet photos, you'd think everyone was attending different events. With all of the different musical genres and personalities, we get to feast our eyes on everything from traditional to far-out fashion. Below are some of our stand-out picks from last night's awards. Whether or not these stars were winners, they definitely made a statement (good or bad, you be the judge) with their attire...

Beyoncé Knowles in Michael Costello

Daft Punk

Chrissy Teigen in Johanna Johhson & John Legend

Katy Perry in Valentino

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

Madonna in Ralph Lauren

Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys in Armani Privé & Pharrell Williams wearing Vivienne Westwood hat

Robin Thicke & Paula Patton in Nicolas Jebran

Taylor Swift in Gucci

*Photos via Grammy.com

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Lena Dunham Covers Vogue

Hollywood hipster queen, Lena Dunham, has landed her first Vogue cover. The fashion bible has even dubbed her "The New Queen of Comedy."

Lena is ultra-glam in looks by Rochas, Alexander McQueen, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, and Céline. Her spread was shot by the illustrious Annie Leibovitz and features her Girls co-star, Adam Driver. 

As far as her personal taste in fashion, Dunham says, "I love clothes that have eccentricity and wit to them."  Her eclectic wardrobe includes favorites by Erdem, Marni, Miu Miu, and Peter Jensen. 

“I’ve always loved Comme des Garçons; I’ve always loved Yohji Yamamoto,” she says. “I’m into Charlotte Olympia flats. I really love a Prada bag because they always have one weird detail that you didn’t think about. I always wear J Brand jeans because the waist is high . . . a low-cut jean is a problematic thing for me.”

To read the full cover story by Nathan Heller, head on over to Vogue.com. 

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Golden Globes Fashion Round-up

With awards season heading into full swing, we got our first taste of major 2014 red carpet fashion at last night's Golden Globes. We love the slightly more laid back vibe of the Globes (aka celebs on the sauce throughout the telecast) which leads to more fun, less traditional fashion. This year seemed to be dominated by ladies in red and those with the best accessory - a baby bump!

We aren't down with a worst dressed list - wear what you love - but here are our favorite looks from last night.

Lupita Nyong'o in Ralph Lauren

Kate Beckinsale in Zuhair Murad 

Elizabeth Moss in J. Mendel 

Cate Blanchett in Armani

Drew Barrymore in Monique Lhullier

Caitlin FitzGerald in Emilia Wikstead 

Aubrey Plaza in Oscar de la Renta 

Margot Robbie in Gucci 

Maria Menounos in Max Azria Atelier 

Naomi Watts in Tom Ford 

Olivia Wilde in Gucci

Kerry Washington in Balenciaga

We also need to give a special nod to our favorite dapper dudes: Leonardo DiCaprio, Channing Tatum, Bradley Cooper, Matthew McConaughy, Chris Pine and Aaron Eckhart were all looking fantastic!

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