Oscar de la Renta
by Jamee Gregory
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| A gloomy fall day was brightened by Oscar de la Renta’s spring 2010 show. His ladies love the Park Avenue location, near their favorite lunch spots and homes. The social section was packed with Barbara Walters, Mercedes Bass, Nancy Kissinger, Robin Gerstner, Judith Ginsburg, Gaetana Enders, Emilia Saint-Amand and Alexandra Bohlen, Oscar’s elegant step-daughter. They were all dressed for fall since the weather’s dramatic change. Saks’s Ron Frasch sat across the aisle from Bergdorf’s Jim Gold and Neiman Marcus’ Burt Tansky and Ken Downing. Boaz Mazor patrolled, making sure seats were filled by the proper person. W’s Jim Reginato observed the hectic scene. By 1:20 the lights dimmed and the fun began, with all the heavy- hitting editors in place. |
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| The clothes were done in an unusual palette for spring, focusing on teal, hyacinth, purple and peridot. I was partial to the ensembles in melon, especially a silk gazar strapless dress with a full short skirt covered with gold embroidery. I look forward to wearing that all spring and summer! A simply-shaped sleeveless sheath in an unusual fabric that looked like crochet would be just right for Manhattan lunches. My seat mate, Donna Acquavella, loved the one-shouldered black and white column evening gown. Elegant and easy, it looked like it could easily be packed. There were several knock-out gowns for women who will chair spring’s galas, with sweeping embroidered skirts dusted with delicate embroideries, twinkling paillettes and an especially lovely one with gold dust! |
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| White, black and blush predominated in the long gowns, but a few jazzy numbers were in bold fuchsia silk taffeta with loads of ruffles and red silk organza. These creations will surely stop traffic. Women sporting these designs will make a grand entrance. They’ll also need a big closet. There were city shorts in suits and shorts edged with ruffles, safari jackets with wide-billowing sleeves, a chic bronze-tweed embroidered coat and a stunning evening coat with bold embroidery, white broderie anglaise dresses and jackets, several beautiful white blouses with enormous sleeves tucked into dresses which might look great on their own, some evening gowns and cocktail dresses which were very see-through and uncharacteristic for Oscar, and a Heidi-like dress worn by a model with a multi-colored braid wrapped around her head. |
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| Head gear played a role and several model’s faces were covered by lace, surrounded in scarves, festooned with chiffon, and wrapped in an Arabic fashion. Ladies here might be more taken with Patricia Underwood’s hats which graced several outfits. By the time Oscar appeared to take his bow the crowd was on its feet, offering him a standing ovation. Everyone respects and adores Oscar, always looking forward to his beautiful presentations. |
| Photographs by DPC/NYSD |
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