Driven by Design. LA Mart 1933 S. Broadway Los Angeles, 90007 Fri., Oct. 4, 2013 Designer installations, 3 to 5 p.m. Runway fashion show, 6 to 9 p.m.

Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who spent half a century putting high society in haute couture, has died. He was 82. The man – often described as the “sultan of suave ...

Under the tutelage of N4XT Experiences, the new LA Fashion Week program boasted designer collections shown by Public School’s Maxwell Osborne, Gypsy Sport, Sami Miró x Levi’s and more.

Dominican-born de la Renta, a fashion titan, reshaped the public images of first ladies, society muses and red-carpet regulars with entrance-making evening wear in bold hues.