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THE INCREDIBLE DOMINICAN COUTURIER, OSCAR DE LA RENTA By Pa mela Echemunor

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usiness mogul, fashion veteran and mentor, Ă“scar ArĂ­stides Renta Fiallo, also known as Oscar de la Renta was born July 22, 1932 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This indubitably gifted fashion designer made his mark in the 1960s after being trained by CristĂłbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. In 1963, De la Renta started working for Arden in New York, doing so for two years after which he went to work for Jane Derby, an American fashion house. When his boss passed on, de la Renta took over the label. In 1977, Oscar de la Renta launched his fragrance, Oscar, after which he also started an accessories line in 2001 and a homewares line in 2002 which comprised of dining tables, upholstered chairs and couches. In 2004, he added a less H[SHQVLYH OLQH RI FORWKLQJ FDOOHG Âś2 2VFDU¡ LQ DQ HIIRUW WR UHDFK RXW WR FXVWRPHUV KH FRXOGQ¡W UHDFK EHIRUH Oscar won numerous awards which included the $PHULFDQ )DVKLRQ &ULWLF¡V $ZDUG &RXQFLO RI )DVKLRQ Designers Designer of the Year Award in 2000 and in 2007 . Osacr de la Renta was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. A year later, at the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Executive Director, Fern Mallis called him “The Sultan of Suaveâ€?. Despite his health predicament, he remained positive. He spoke of his cancer: “Yes, I had cancer. Right now, I am totally clean. The only realities in life are that you are born and that you die. We always think we are going to live forever. The dying aspect we will never accept. The one thing about having this kind of warning is how you appreciate every single day of lifeâ€?. On being in business for over 50 years, he said: ´, VWLOO KDYH WKH VDPH SDVVLRQ ,Q IDFW SHUKDSV ,¡P ZURQJ , WKLQN ,¡P D PXFK EHWWHU GHVLJQHU WKDQ , ZDV

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OSCAR DE LA RENTA SPRING 2014 COLLECTION

P EO PL E “ONE PARTY AT A TIME!”

A PLACE IN THE STAR PREMIERS By - Oscar Ochiogu

A-list Nollywood celebrities, joined the cast of ‘A Place in the Stars‘ in bringing fun and excitement to Lagosians as the movie premiered at Landmark event centre. ‘A Place in the Stars’ is a riveting story of illicit drug trafficking, violence, turf wars and conscientious dilemmas. It is an account of one man’s choice between conscience and the pull to get rich or die trying. The movie featured casts such Gideon Okeke and Segun Arinze. HANNA ROUAH

FUNLOLA AOFIYEBI-RAIMI

FUNMI IYANDA

DEJUMO PHILIPS

JULIE AND SEGUN ARINZE

GIDEON OKEKE

NICHOLAS OKOYE & UZO OKOYE

YEMI BLAQ

NKIRU ANUMUDU

FACES AT THE TASTEOFF LAGOS

THANDO MASEKO

By - Yemisi Suleiman GUESTS AT THE EVENT

IJEOMA JIBUNO

ATAWODI & FRIEND ONILABAKE BODE-MATHEW

SOUND SULTAN BRIAN ROWAN

Lagos came alive recently with sweet aroma of gourmet meals, traditional and continental dishes, deserts, pastries and salads when over 40 food vendors gathered for the second edition of the Taste off Lagos food festival. The event which held at the Freedom Park, Broad Street Lagos, saw Vendors from all over Lagos come out to exhibit and sell the very best of their signature dishes to the Lagos crowd. The delicious array of food was complemented with music, exciting activities and of course, loads of refreshing and exotic drinks from notable home grown and international brands. Food lovers from far and wide turned out in droves with family and friends in tow to be part of this rich festival. Organised by Aldo Global services, TASTEOFF LAGOS, is Nigeria’s foremost outdoor food festival that showcases Nigeria’s diversity in fine dinning and food retailing. Attendees were treated to free bottles of drinks. Soulful Toyen was also in the house and wowed the crowd with her new single “Criminal’. It was a fun day for all those who attended with lots to eat and drink.

AYODEJI RONTINWA

ADAMS

ANITA IBRAHIM

CHINNY

RITA IDEHEN

CHEF FREGZ

NIKKY

OYINLOLA ST MATTEW DANIELS

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