Author Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854, in Dublin, Ireland. His father was a physician, and his mother was a poet. He entered the Royal College of Arts in Northern Ireland in 1864 and graduated in 1871 with the highest honors in classical languages. He then received a scholarship to Trinity College, Dublin. At the age of 20, he entered Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied the Renaissance under the critics John Ruskin and Walter Pater. He published his novel, "Ravenna," in 1878 and graduated with honors from Oxford. He began working in Paris around 1883, married Constance Lloyd in 1884, and had two sons. In 1887, he rose to social prominence as an editor of the magazine "Women's World," and in 1891 he met Alfred Douglas, a writer 16 years his junior. After turning 30, Oscar became aware of his homosexuality and developed an intimate relationship with Alfred, traveling with him around the country. However, in 1895, Alfred's father sued him and he was arrested. Even after serving his sentence, he remained coldly looked down upon by society, and traveled around France and Italy with Douglas. He died in a Paris hotel in 1900 at the age of 46. The Mihara Yasuhiro 2011-2012 men's collection was inspired by Oscar's words "aesthetic" and "decadent." In 1997, the film "Oscar Wilde," depicting his life and homosexuality, was made.