Oscar de la Renta show goes on without storied designer

NEW YORK — Tuesday was both cold and bittersweet.

Manhattan was dusted again with snow in the morning, and the evening was capped off with an intimate show at the Oscar de la Renta atelier near Bryant Park, held as part of New York Fashion Week.

The interest in the collection was intense, for good reason.

De la Renta died in October, and British clothier Peter Copping has since taken over as creative director of the brand.

This marked his first official fashion show since taking the reigns from the beloved and timeless designer, who dressed everyone from Sarah Jessica Parker to Taylor Swift.

Lucky editor in chief Eva Chen was impressed.

"It was a mix of old and new. The heritage of Oscar was very much present. I liked a lot of the sheer dresses with the paneling with the middle. It's Oscar reinvented," she said post-show.

The show notes were a tribute to de la Renta. "I never had the chance to work with Oscar, which is something I deeply regret," wrote Copping.

Before moving over to de la Renta, Copping worked at Nina Ricci and Louis Vuitton.

Copping also wrote that with this collection, he hoped "to honour Oscar's legacy and also to start a new chapter for the house."

Certainly, there were plenty of beautiful dresses, and especially glorious evening gowns — de la Renta's specialty.