Oscar de la Renta, famed designer, dies at 82

Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, whose classic-lined formal wear made US first ladies starting with Jacqueline Kennedy shine, has died at 82, US media reported on Monday. The Dominican-born American fashion icon was called on to dress first ladies -- from Kennedy to Nancy Reagan to Laura Bush among others -- when the event called for something with a regal touch. He was also a go-to man for something elegant for actress and fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker, of ‘Sex in the City’ fame.