Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta is a designer extraordinaire. He has a complete line of clothing, accessories, and scents for Men, Women and Children. Santo Domingo is his home town in Dominican Republic, where he was born on July 22, 1932. De la Renta attended the National School of Art in Santo Domingo. He left the country when he was 18 to study painting at the Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. He became interested in clothing design while in Spain, started sketching and soon became an apprentice to Cristóbal Balenciaga. Later Oscar de la Renta left Spain to become a couture assistant at the house of Lanvin in Paris. He arrived in New York in 1963 to design the couture collection for Elizabeth Arden. Then in 1965, Mr. de la Renta went out on his own and started his own signature ready-to-wear label.
Mr de la Renta helped build a school and day care center for children in the Dominican Republic. He has a summer house in Punta Cana.
SULLY BONNELLY
Sully Bonnelly was born in the Dominican Republic. He started learning about fashion at a young age from his observations of the women in his family. He started by studying architecture and finished his studying by studying fashion at Parson’s in New York City.
He launched his own collection in 1998 and in 2000 was elected as a member of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), one of the leading fashion associations in the world.
LOURDES LIBMAN
A native of the Dominican Republic, Ms. Libman’s reputation has grown to be included as one of the fashion industry’s most talented designers. She is a favorite designer of the First Lady of the Dominican Republic and has designed gowns for several Miss Universe contestants.
We have some exquisite designers known the world over that have come from our little island of Dominican Republic.
Alessandro Plebani
Contact: 809-412-2438/412-2414
Alessandro I Parrucchieri Calle Polibio Díaz #8, Ensanche Evaristo Morales
Elisa Morató was born December 1st in Santo Domingo where she studied Interior Designs, Fashion Illustration and Art. She started designing for television personalities which got her much attention and her line of clothing blossomed. The designs of Elisa are very feminine and romantic yet vanguard, traditional and yet modern. She designs clothing for her clients that enhance the figure and make it look the best possible. Elisa designs her clothing with an elligance and her own personal touches that keeps her client base, which includes much of the Dominican high society, growing since her start 20 years ago.
Contact: 809-565-3973 and 809-541-8682 web site
Max Henríquez Ureña #66, Ensanche Piantini, Santo Domingo
Esteban Martínez
Contact: 809-566-9382
Esteban Martínez EM Fashions
Prolongación México #85, El Vergel
Hipólito Peña
Epoca Pret-a-Porter
Contact: 809-562-5969
Av. Tiradentes #10, Centro Comercial Dalyn, Ens. Naco, Santo Domingo
Iris Guaba
Iris Guaba Total Look
Contact: 809-548-6267
Gustavo Mejía Ricart #252, El Millón
Isabel Reynoso
Casa de Modas Isabel Reynoso
Contact: 809-540-2133
Calle Roberto Pastoriza #3, Ens. Naco
Jenny Polanco
Jenny Polanco S.A.
Contact: 809-683-2930
Ludovino Fernández #9, Urbanización Fernández,
Stores located in: Diamond Mall, Bella Vista Mall, and Marina Chavón.
Leonel Lirio another of our wonderful Dominican designers.
2002 Miss Universe pageant- Lirio won second place for typical attire when he designed Ruth Ocumarez (a runner up in that pageant)costume.
2003 Miss Universe Pagent-First international attention as a designer with Amelia Vega's first prize win with national dress. He also designed her dress when she was Universe 2003.
2004 Cynthia Olavarria, representative Puerto Rico won the best dress, fantasy and best designer awards
Magaly Tiburcio
Atelier Magaly Tiburcio
Contact: 809-547-2681
Av. Winston Churchill, Plaza Robledo Suite #10, Ens. Evaristo Morales
Jorge Diep designed clothes for Casandra Awards 2006 for: Milagros Germán, Luz García, Georgina Duluc, Sharmín Díaz, Melissa Vargas, Isaura Tavárez, Pamela Sued, Sara Pepén, Sheila Acevedo y Lady Luna.
Leonel Lirio Spectacular (his store)
Contact: 809-732-5764
Abraham Lincoln and Lope de Vega, Plaza Castilla, Santo Domingo
George Diep Diseños
Pseo de L Locutores #2, Santo Domingo
Contact: 809-616-1653
To purchase some George Diep designs..
Real Life and Times in the Dominican Republic