'Oscar de la Renta debuts leather on the runway at New York Fashion Week'

02:31 Jun 27, 2023
'(17 Feb 2016) CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: THE MUSIC USED IN THIS RUNWAY SHOW HAS NOT BEEN CLEARED FOR USE. WE RECOMMEND YOU REPLACE IT WITH YOUR OWN CLEARED MUSIC. SHOTLIST (including transcript):- AP Entertainment New York, 16 Feb. 2016 1. Various shots of Oscar de la Renta Fall 2016 Runway show 2. Clip of model stumbling with shoe 3. More various shots of Oscar de la Renta Fall 2016 Runway show 4. Finale 5. Shot of designer, Peter Copping taking a bow OSCAR DE LA RENTA DEBUTS LEATHER Longtime devotees of Oscar de la Renta were in for a little surprise at the label\'s runway show Tuesday evening: a leather dress, in a cool shade of raspberry.  What? Leather dresses at de la Renta? Peter Copping, only about a year into his job as the late fashion icon\'s hand-picked successor, was trying something different.  \"Change is important _ but in small steps,\" the designer said in a backstage interview.  Copping was also going for a juxtaposition of old and new. And when we say old, we mean 18th-century old. He went searching through a historical archive of fabrics in upstate New York.  Speaking of modern, Copping said he was also influenced by the contemporary artist Jeff Koons, who displayed his famous balloon animals at the Chateau de Versailles in 2008. That\'s the sort of contrast Copping was looking for with a shiny silver sequined bodice paired with a traditional timeless skirt, for example.  And that leather dress? It was paired with a brocade \"Antoinette\" pump. How\'s that for mixing old and new?   Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5a0bf3055e021717636563ce7bd07e04' 

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