Oscar de la Renta married Annette Engelhard (born 1939), daughter of Fritz Mannheimer and his wife Jane née Reiss, and adoptive daughter of her mother's second husband, Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. De la Renta had stepchildren from both marriages. His son-in-law Alex Bolen currently operates as Chief Executive Officer, and stepdaughter Eliza Bolen serves as Vice President of Licensing at Oscar de la Renta, LLC. De la Renta was regarded as an unofficial ambassador of the Dominican Republic, his home country, and held a diplomatic passport. He had homes there in Casa de Campo and Punta Cana, in addition to his residence in Kent,
Jane Derby retired Lieut. Col. C. Ross Cuthbert of the British Army. She had children, including a son who was killed in World War II. After her death Oscar de la Renta took control of her company. having worked there before her death. Jane Derby Jane Derby (born Jeannette Barr in Rockymount, Virginia, 1895 – August 1965) was an American fashion designer. She worked as an apprentice designer, and she subsequently opened her own business in 1936 in New York. She later opened Jane Derby, Inc., in 1938, which she ran until she died in 1965, except during World War II. She