Oscar de la Renta, who shaped American couture, passes away 10 Photos . Updated: 21 Oct 2014, 02:38 PM IST Livemint Oscar de la Renta, the man behind the 'pretty dress', as he termed his work, passed away on Sunday. Famous for dressing many US first ladies, socialites and stars, he defined American fashion in the late 60s and early 70s. A look at his glittering client base that includes the likes of Penelope Cruz, Freida Pinto, and Amal Clooney. 1/10Oscar de la Renta, with actress Penelope Cruz in 2012. Reuters 2/10De la Renta watches as the final model presents his Spring 2013 collection at New York Fashion Week. Clarifying the difference between fashion and runway, he once said “A runway is spectacle. It’s only fashion when a woman puts it on”. AP 3/10Oscar de la Renta Fall 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York. He shaped American couture half a century ago when it emerged as a serious rival to European fashion designers. AP 4/10Model-socialite Penelope Tree (right), wears peasant wool shallie in dark print, with fringed babushka of headwear, at a showing of Oscar de la Renta Fashion collection in New York, in May 1970. AP 5/10De la Renta became famous for dressing the first ladies. Former US first lady Nancy Reagan was one of them, and also a close friend of De la Renta. Reuters 6/10De la Renta’s specialty was evening gowns. Here former US first lady Laura Bush flaunts a dress by him. AP 7/10Hillary Clinton shows off her De la Renta dress in 1997, on the day Bill Clinton was sworn in for his second term. Beginning that year, De la Renta got Hillary Clinton to streamline her style, with signature pant-suits in bright pastels. Reuters 8/10De la Renta dressed many socialites and celebrities, including Penelope Cruz, Sarah Jessica Parker and Orah Winfrey among others. AFP/AP 9/10His latest was the ivory tulle gown that legal eagle Amal Clooney wore to wed Hollywood actor George Clooney in Venice. AFP 10/10Actress Freida Pinto poses in an Oscar de la Renta dress, at the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, in May, 2014. AFP