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Fashion Icon Oscar De La Renta Dead at 82

Fashion designer Oscar De La Renta has died at 82 years old. Getty Images

Fashion designer Oscar De La Renta has died, according ABC news. He was 82 years old.

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De La Renta continued to be a major player in the fashion world well beyond retirement age. The influential Dominican Republic native had just released a fall bridal collection based on a dress he made for Amal Alamuddin, who married George Clooney.

De La Renta had been diagnosed with cancer in 2006, according to ABC News.

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