The Resume

(July 22, 1932-October 20, 2014)
Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Best known for his women’s clothing lines and fragrances
Naturalized American citizen
Awarded Council of Fashion Designers of America Lifetime Achievement Award
Given the Order al Merito de Juan Pablo Duarte by the Dominican Republic

Why he might be annoying:

When a teenager, he gave up plans to become a painter to focus on fashion.
He angered his friend Nancy Reagan when he became close to Hillary Clinton.
He joked he always wears a tie because he doesn’t want to be mistaken for a Latino band member.
He sniped that Michelle Obama was dressed too casually during a meeting with Queen Elizabeth.
He winced when he saw a photo of obese punk rocker Beth Ditto in her underwear.
He declined an offer to be the Dominican Ambassador to the US.

Why he might not be annoying:

He helped create the ultra-feminine look of 1980s fashion.
He was the first US designer to work for a French couture house.
He prefers designing for working women rather than ladies who lunch.
He sits on the board of several charities.
He helped build a school and daycare center in the Dominican Republic.
He said, ‘Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself.’

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Celebrity Fashion Lines
• Designers
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 4]
• I Adopted a Child
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [D-G]
• I Died in 2014 (Ranked: 82)
• Look at Me, I Got My Arms Folded
• Miss Universe Judges (Ranked: 1977)
• Nobody Told Me I'm Old
• Oscar De La Renta Models
• Parents.com’s 15 Famous Latinos Who Will Inspire Your Kids [2020] (Ranked: 6)
• Profiles 26751-27000 (Ranked: 26965)
• Suave Latinos
• Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed Hall of Fame - Males (Ranked: 1973)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20141020)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 60 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying