Oscar de la Renta Commandeur. Oscar de la Renta was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973. The Dominican Republic honored him with the Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella and the Order of Christopher Columbus. De la Renta founded the Casa del Niño orphanage in La Romana He contributed extensively in the construction of a much needed school near his home at the "Punta Cana Resort and Club" in Punta Cana. De la Renta held dual citizenship in the Dominican Republic and the United States. He was an Ambassador-at-Large of the Dominican Republic. De la Renta
John Saldivar fashion press. His clothing has been requested by stylists for possible wear by celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis. John Saldivar John Saldivar is a Mexican-American fashion designer originally from Monterrey, Mexico. John Saldivar began his fashion career in 2001 while apprenticing with Oscar de la Renta and his design team. Through de la Renta, Saldivar met American editor André Leon Talley, who later hired him as his personal assistant at "Vogue Magazine". Before launching his self-titled collection for Autumn/Winter 2007, Saldivat worked with designers including Catherine Malandrino and Lucien Pellat-Finet as director of public