( CNN ) -- Oscar de la Renta was far from just a fashion designer . The man who died Monday at the age of 82 was as much an icon as some of the celebrities he dressed over the years . From haute couture to causal wear , his name became synonymous with glamour and style . After he spent decades making the beautiful all the more so , he became a part of the zeitgeist . The following are five examples of the designer 's influence on pop culture . 1 . On the small screen . Fans of `` Sex and the City '' often tuned in as much for the style lessons as for the spicy plotlines . Sarah Jessica Parker 's Carrie Bradshaw helped put Manolo Blahnik shoes on the map and had viewers trying to emulate some of her looks . Devotees can quote from season six when Bradshaw 's artist boyfriend , Aleksandr Petrovsky ( Mikhail Baryshnikov ) , casually mentions his friendship with de la Renta . `` Oscar ? You ... you call him Oscar ? '' Carrie asks Aleksandr , stunned . He later gifts her with an Oscar de la Renta dress , scoring points with us all . Parker wore one of the designer 's gowns at this year 's Met Gala . It was literally a signature piece , as she had de la Renta 's John Hancock etched on the back . `` I said to Mr. De la Renta , please let me use scarlet embroidery thread and splash your name across the back , '' the actress told Vanity Fair . `` It was my idea . He would never in a million years have done it ; he 's far too modest . '' 2 . In the music industry . Hip-hop often finds rappers waxing about luxury . So it 's no surprise that more than a few incorporated the designer into their lyrics . Whether it 's Nicki Minaj musing about being `` front row at Oscar de la Renta '' or Kanye West 's clever word play -- `` especially if she ca n't get that dress from Oscar de la Renta they would n't rent her '' -- many artists used his name to express the good life . Clinton family remembers Oscar de la Renta . 3 . With the movers and shakers . His fashions were a favorite of this country 's first ladies from Jacqueline Kennedy to Hillary Clinton , and he continued to draw the rich and powerful even in his later years . Celebs like Beyonce and Victoria Beckham were often spotted at his shows , and some , like Oprah Winfrey , clamored to be photographed with the man who dressed them so elegantly . `` So sad for the loss of this legend . Oscar de la Renta thank for all the beauty and inspiration you shared with us , '' `` Project Runway '' judge Nina Garcia tweeted . 4 . At the movies . Who can forget the scene in `` The Devil Wears Prada '' in which Meryl Streep as fashion editor Miranda Priestly explains to her assistant Andy Sachs ( played by Anne Hathaway ) how high fashion filters down to the masses -- including the blue sweater she is wearing . `` You 're also blithely unaware of the fact that in 2002 , Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns , '' the tough-as-nails Priestly says . `` And then I think it was Yves Saint Laurent , was n't it , who showed cerulean military jackets ? And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers . Then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic Casual Corner where you , no doubt , fished it out of some clearance bin . '' 5 . Among the people . His jeans were hot in the 1980s , and his brand encompasses everything from fragrance to sleepwear . Though his name often showed up in the media for designing Amal Clooney 's wedding gown or dressing stars on the red carpet , de la Renta 's style was also available to the much less famous . For that , we 'll all remember him .
Oscar de la Renta was more than just a designer . He was an icon of the American Dream, and he had his own style that transcended fashion. His influence spread to film and TV .