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From the First Collection

Born in 1932 in the Dominican Republic, Oscar left home to attend art school in Spain in 1954.  His first job in the fashion industry was as a sketcher for the house of Cristóbal Balenciaga to earn some extra money.  But he had a very different career unfolding: a fashion designer.

[Photo via de Young]

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