Oscar de la Renta, Signed by André Leon Talley
[Signed by André Leon Talley] Talley, André Leon. Oscar de la Renta, His Legendary World of Style. First Edition. 2015. Book and are both in very good condition—there occasional smudge spots on the pages. Book is inscribed, “To Chloe, Best wishes, André Leon Talley.” Foreword by Anna Wintour. Introduction by Paula Wallace. Photographs by Adam Kuehl.
Oscar de la Renta once remarked, “Never, ever confuse what happens on a runway with fashion. A runway is spectacle. It’s only fashion when a woman puts it on.” The comment is emblematic of his aesthetic, in which the magic was grounded in reality and the dresses were always beautiful. Published in conjunction with an André Leon Talley-curated retrospective at the Savannah College of Art and Design, this richly illustrated volume celebrates that achievement through seventy of de la Renta’s most iconic creations. Worn by first ladies, Academy Award-winning actresses, Best Dressed List mainstays, and other women of consequence, the dresses reveal a designer whose vision never wavered. While fashion changed around him, de la Renta never lost sight of the woman wearing the dress.
“As a designer, Oscar’s vision never vacillated. He understood a woman’s needs and believed that women should look feminine, coquettish and always chic. His taste for color, style, and texture was unfailing."
--Mercedes Bass