Fashion Photographs for Oscar de la RENTA

Photography

Inventory number
2022.6.14.9ab.PH.FA.1982.US
Author:
Oscar de la RENTA (American, 1932 - 2014)
Description
Set of two identical paper photographs of two models on a runway wearing Oscar de la RENTA’s basic suiting. The woman on the left is wearing a narrow lapel jacket over a red jacquard linen tank top, a dirndl skirt with stitched waistband, and a leather belt. The woman on the right is wearing a patch pocket jacket over a red jacquard linen blouse with matching pleated pants and a beaded opera necklace. The models have on matching wide-brimmed hats, round earrings, and pointed-toe high heels.

From the Eleanor LAMBERT Archive, FIT Special Collections, ​a huge advocate for supporting American designers during the war and the first and only publicist for artists and fashion designers for decades. 
Material
Analog photography
Origin
1982 United States
Dimensions
Length : 14.5 cm
Height : 23.5 cm