Designer Oscar De la Renta joins Hillary Clinton
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Hillary Rodham Clinton honored fashion designer Oscar de la
Renta, the man responsible for a teal, silk pantsuit she wore when she was
sworn in as a U.S.
senator.
The two shared the stage together last month in New York
when Clinton, a self-professed pantsuit aficionado, presented de la Renta with
the Council of Fashion Designers of America's highest honor and joked about a
fictional "Project Runway'' spinoff, "Project Pantsuit.''
They met again Monday evening in Little Rock, where some of de la Renta's work
– including the teal pantsuit – is on display at the William J. Clinton
Presidential Center.
Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton,
thanked de la Renta for his work and his friendship as they feted him and his
temporary exhibit called "Oscar de la Renta: American Icon,'' which opened
in May and runs through Dec. 1.
"I was not asked to open this relatively brief ceremony
because I am the most expert person on this stage in the field of high
fashion,'' the former president said in the company of de la Renta and Vogue
Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.
Wintour, meanwhile, praised de la Renta and his work with
first ladies and Clinton for her work over the years, most recently as
secretary of state.
"She always looked entirely appropriate wherever she
was and nearly always in Oscar,'' Wintour said.
Wintour drew applause from the crowd when she mentioned the
former first lady as a potential presidential candidate in 2016.
"It's anyone's guess what the next chapter will be for
this extraordinary woman,'' Wintour said. "I can only hope that all of you
here in Little Rock
will be celebrating her come November 2016.''
Clinton
didn't discuss her future or poke fun at her penchant for pantsuits on Monday.
Instead, she thanked de la Renta, whom she has called a
"dear friend.''