Talk:Oscar de la Renta

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Could someone disambiguate his mother's nationality: Is she from The Dominican Republic, in the Greater Antilles or The island-nation of Dominica? The link for her nationality current points to a disambiguation page.

[edit] Baron de Gunzburg

One or more anonymous editors have removed the protégé relationship between this designer and the Baron. This is now sourced, please discuss here if you have issues or questions. To the best of my knowledge the two were never 'partners' but the Baron did serve as a mentor to three famous designers of whom de la Renta was one. Doc 17:59, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Just to make it clear Oscar de la Renta is not considered to be an American designer72.27.4.93 20:38, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] American versus Dominican

De la Renta is an American fashion designer, not a Dominican one. To call him a Dominican fashion designer would be like calling Arnold Schwarzenegger a Austrian politician ... accurate in one sense but highly inaccurate in all other ways. De la Renta has been an American citizen since 1971 and has practiced most of his career in the United States. Ergo, he is properly an American fashion designer. (I made a mistake in the notation of my change earlier, re dual citizenship, which he does not hold.)Mowens35 23:22, 10 August 2006 (UTC)