News: RIP to the design legend Oscar de la Renta who has died at the age of 82

Aww, one of my favourite designers has passed on, so sad!!!

Oscar de la Renta, a legendary fashion designer who shaped the wardrobe of socialites and film stars for four decades, has died at the age of 82.

De la Renta passed away at his home in Kent, Connecticut - and while no cause of death has been revealed, he was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.

The death yesterday comes less than a month after Amal Alamuddin Clooney wore his dress for her wedding to George Clooney on September 27.

Following his death, De la Renta is survived by both his wife Annette and his adopted son Moises - a designer at his label.

Company executives Alex and Eliza Bolen said that De la Renta died surrounded by family, friends, and 'more than a few dogs'.

The statement also read: 'While our hearts are broken by the idea of life without Oscar, he is still very much us.

‘Oscar's hard work, his intelligence and his love of life are at the heart of our company.

'All that we have done, and all that we will do, is informed by his values and his spirit. Through Oscar's example we know the way forward.

‘We will make Oscar very proud of us by continuing in an even stronger way the work that Oscar loved so much.'

De la Renta first came to prominence designing clothes for Jackie Kennedy in the early 1960s, and he started his own fashion label a few years later.

RIP sir, your legacy lives on! TBW.