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Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta poses at The Colleagues 22nd Annual Spring Luncheon in Beverly Hills Cheap Hassan Whiteside Shirt , California in this April 12, 2011 file photo. [PhotoAgencies]
Oscar de la Renta, one of the most sought-after fashion designers of the last half century, dressing American first ladies and Hollywood stars in his classic silhouettes, died on Monday at the age of 82.


An individual taking calls at the designer's residence in Connecticut on Monday night confirmed his death, first reported by ABC News. The New York Times said de la Renta died of complications from cancer.


De la Renta was born to a prominent family in the Dominican Republic and went to Spain to study art Cheap Dion Waiters Shirt , but was drawn to fashion and started working alongside Spanish designer Cristobal Balenciaga.


He made his name in the 1960s dressing one of the major fashion icons of the day, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and established his company in New York in 1965.


De la Renta was known as one of the industry's classic creators, famous for elegantly feminine designs marked by flattering silhouettes with full skirts and cinched waists, often rendered in soft hues and floral patterns.


Most recently, de la Renta made the wedding dress for human rights lawyer Amal Clooney for her marriage in Venice Cheap Dwyane Wade Shirt , Italy, last month to Hollywood actor and director George Clooney.


"George and I wanted a wedding that was romantic and elegant, and I can't imagine anyone more able than Oscar to capture this mood in a dress," Amal Clooney told Vogue magazine.


The slim de la Renta cut an elegant figure himself in the New York fashion world, where he was a favorite of Vogue magazine's powerful editor, Anna Wintour Cheap Alonzo Mourning Shirt , and fashion-savvy actresses like Sarah Jessica Parker.


"So sad for the loss of this legend. Oscar de la Renta, thank you for all the beauty and inspiration you shared with us," tweeted Nina Garcia, the Marie Claire creative director and judge on TV's fashion designer competition "Project Runway".


De la Renta's classic looks were popular on Hollywood's red carpets and particularly well-suited to the tastes of the first ladies at the White House, most of whom were repeat clients.


"My daughters and I have many fond memories of visits with Oscar, who designed our favorite clothes Cheap Goran Dragic Shirt , including Jenna's wedding dress," Laura Bush, wife of former President George W. Bush, said in a statement. "We will always remember him as the man who made women look and feel beautiful."

American supermodel Karlie Kloss (L) poses with designer Oscar De La Renta during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 in New York on Sept 11, 2013. [PhotoIC]

Earlier this month, de la Renta appointed Nina Ricci's artistic director Cheap Udonis Haslem Jersey , Peter Copping, as creative director of his company, a new position that he was to assume in early November, working closely with de la Renta.


"Our industry has not always done the best job when it comes to changes in design leadership," de la Renta said in a statement on Copping's appointment. "My hope is that, in leading this selection Cheap Justise Winslow Jersey , and actively participating in the transition, I can ensure the right design future for our company and brand."


Beyond its signature ready-to-wear women's collection, the company grew into a major luxury goods purveyor with lines of shoes, handbags, jewelry, home decor and fragrance.


De la Renta is survived by his wife Cheap James Johnson Jersey , Annette.


By Wang Siwei, Biljana Arsovska


SKOPJE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia's accession process to the European Union (EU) has reached an impasse, a report by the European Commission (EC) showed on Wednesday.


In its Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2014-15 published in Brussels, the EU sets out enlargement priorities for the EU in the next year and warns that action is needed to reverse recent backsliding in Macedonia, notably as regards freedom of expression and of the media and the independence of the judiciary.


The EU said there is an urgent need to find a negotiated and mutually acceptable solution to the name issue with its neighboring country Greece.


"It remains essential that decisive steps are taken towards resolving the name issue with Greece. The failure of the parties to this dispute to reach a compromise after 19 years of UN-mediated talks is having a direct and adverse impact on the country's European aspirations." the Commission stated.


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The Commission urges the authorities to take decisive action to address concerns about increased politicisation and growing shortcomings with regard to the independence of the judiciary and freedom of expression so that its recommendation can be sustained in future years.


Brussels is also critical about the lack of political dialogue in the country. Macedonian opposition is boycotting institutions, including Parliament, not recognizing the results from the last parliamentary elections.


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"EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fule is openly warning that next year we will not have the recommendation to start accession negotiations if we don't change something immediately. Leave the name issue with Greece aside, we have serious backslide in implementing the necessary reforms," Ristevska Jordanova told Xinhua in Skopje on Wednesday.


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