Editing Oscar de la Renta (section)

== Awards, honors, and philanthropic endeavors ==

=== Design awards ===
In 1967 and 1968, de la Renta won the [[Coty Award]] (the U.S. fashion industry "[[Academy Awards|Oscars]]") and in 1973 was inducted into the Coty Hall of Fame.<ref name="Óscar de la Renta 1967">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=/thehouse/#timelineId=5& |title=Óscar de la Renta 1967 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722070743/http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=%2Fthehouse%2F#timelineId=5& |archive-date=22 July 2012 }}</ref>

From 1973 to 1976, and from 1986 to 1988, he served as President of the [[Council of Fashion Designers of America|CFDA]].<ref name="Óscar de la Renta 1973">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=/thehouse/#timelineId=6& |title=Óscar de la Renta 1973 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722070743/http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=%2Fthehouse%2F#timelineId=6& |archive-date=22 July 2012 }}</ref> He is also a two-time winner of the American Fashion Critic's Award and was inducted into the Fame in 1973.<ref name="Óscar de la Renta" />

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 [[Council of Fashion Designers of America|CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref name="Óscar de la Renta 1990">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=/thehouse/#timelineId=9& |title=Óscar de la Renta 1990 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722070743/http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=%2Fthehouse%2F#timelineId=9& |archive-date=22 July 2012 }}</ref> King [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos of Spain]] bestowed de la Renta with two awards, the Gold Medal of Bellas Artes and the [[Order of Civil Merit|La Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil]].<ref name="Óscar de la Renta" /> He was recognized by the French government with the [[Legion of Honour|Légion d'honneur]] as a Commandeur.<ref name="Óscar de la Renta" />

=== Other awards ===
Oscar de la Renta was named to the [[International Best Dressed List]] Hall of Fame in 1973.<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2014/09/international-best-dressed-hall-of-fame Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413042555/http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2014/09/international-best-dressed-hall-of-fame |date=2016-04-13 }}, VanityFair.com; accessed 20 October 2014.</ref>

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, La Romana|La Romana]]<ref name="Óscar de la Renta 1982">{{cite web |url=http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=/thehouse/#timelineId=8& |title=Óscar de la Renta 1982 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722070743/http://www.oscardelarenta.com/?folderId=%2Fthehouse%2F#timelineId=8& |archive-date=22 July 2012 }}</ref> He contributed extensively in the construction of a much needed school near his home at the ''Punta Cana Resort and Club'' in [[Punta Cana]]. {{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

De la Renta held dual citizenship in the [[Dominican Republic]] and the United States.<ref name="mower12" /> He was an [[Ambassador-at-Large]] of the Dominican Republic.<ref name="mower12" />

De la Renta served as a board member of the [[Metropolitan Opera]], [[Carnegie Hall]] and [[WNET]]. He served on the boards of several charitable institutions such as New Yorkers for Children, the America's Society. He was chairman of the [[Queen Sofía Spanish Institute]].<ref name="Óscar de la Renta" /> He received an honorary degree from [[Hamilton College]] on 26 May 2013.

In February 2014, Oscar de la Renta recreated his entire Spring presentation, ''Designed for A Cure 2014 collection'', to raise money for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the [[Miller School of Medicine]] at the [[University of Miami]].<ref name="Oscar de la Renta Takes Collection to Miami">{{cite web |url=http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/oscar-heads-south-7481123?src=nl/mornReport/20140219 |title=Oscar de la Renta Takes Collection to Miami |publisher=WWD |date=19 February 2014 |access-date=19 February 2014 |author=Kleinman, Rebecca |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321055925/http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/oscar-heads-south-7481123?src=nl%2FmornReport%2F20140219 |archive-date=21 March 2014 }}</ref>

=== Honors ===
In 1991, de la Renta was the recipient of the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#business}}</ref> In 2014, de la Renta was the recipient of the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence.<ref name="Vogue-carnegie-medal">{{cite web |last1=Malle |first1=Chloe |title=Oscar de la Renta Receives Medal of Excellence at Carnegie Hall |url=http://www.vogue.com/969650/carnegie-hall-gala-oscar-de-la-renta/ |website=Vogue |date=25 April 2014 |access-date=26 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812134418/http://www.vogue.com/969650/carnegie-hall-gala-oscar-de-la-renta/ |archive-date=12 August 2016 }}</ref>
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.<ref>https://stamps.org/US-New-Issues-2017 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref>