Fans outside of Oscar de la Renta's flagship store in New York City paused to remember the iconic fashion designer on Tuesday, October 21st.
SOUNDBITE: Sabrina Baldieri, Oscar de la Renta fan, saying (English):
"We've lost an icon. We've lost the beginning of fashion. We've lost a man that made a woman feel beautiful, like herself. What is there to say, Oscar is the epitome of beauty, love, fashion, extremes. We've lost an unbelievable person."
SOUNDBITE: Jason Boda, Oscar de la Renta fan, saying (English):
"He always kept the elegance alive, and the proper formal thinking about what dresses should reflect as a classy woman."
SOUNDBITE: Norma Gotwalt, Oscar de la Renta fan, saying (English):
"They were outstanding, they were very much in vogue, but they weren't over the top, you know what I mean? Very classic."
De la Renta, one of the most sought-after fashion designers of the last half century, dressing American first ladies and Hollywood star
