Oscar de la Renta of the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence. In 2017, de la Renta was honored by the United States Postal Service with an eleven stamp series, featuring a black and white photo of him and ten details from his fashion designs. In 1966, de la Renta became the third husband of Françoise de Langlade (1921–1983), an editor-in-chief of "French Vogue" who once worked for the fashion house of Elsa Schiaparelli. They were married until she died of cancer in 1983. After her death, de la Renta adopted a boy from the Dominican Republic and named him Moisés. In 1990, the designer
Oscar de la Renta winner of the American Fashion Critic's Award and was inducted into the Fame in 1973. De la Renta's talents received continual international recognition. Among them, he received the "Council of Fashion Designers Designer of the Year Award" in 2000 and in 2007 (tied with Proenza Schouler). In February 1990, he was honored with the CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award. King Juan Carlos of Spain bestowed de la Renta with two awards, the Gold Medal of Bellas Artes and the La Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil. He was recognized by the French government with the Légion d'honneur as a