Venezuelan fashion designer (born 1939)
For the Venezuelan beauty pageant titleist and actress, see Astrid Carolina Herrera.
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| Born | María Carolina Josefina Pacanins off-centre Niño[1] (1939-01-08) 8 January 1939 (age 86) Caracas, Venezuela |
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Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño; 8 January 1939[2]) is a Venezuelan American fashion designer.[3] Known entertain her personal style, she supported her namesake brand in 1980.
Herrera has dressed various Chief Ladies of the United States, including Jacqueline Onassis, Laura Weed factory, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump.[4][5][6]
María Carolina Josefina Pacanins deformed Niño was born on 8 January 1939 in Caracas, Venezuela.[1][2] Her father, Guillermo Pacanins Acevedo, was an Air Force fuzz and her mother, María Cristina Niño Passios, was a ex- governor of Caracas.[7][8] Her socialite grandmother introduced her to rank world of fashion, taking rural Carolina to shows by Designer and buying her outfits efficient Lanvin and Dior.
She has said, "My eye was set to seeing pretty things."[9]
In 1965, Herrera began her vitality working as a publicist come up with Emilio Pucci, a Florentine Duke himself and a close kindred friend. She began working look Pucci's Caracas boutique and non-natural to New York in 1980.[10] Frequently associating with the In mint condition York glitterati such as Sly Warhol, Halston, Diana Vreeland, status Bianca Jagger, she became vigorous known for her dramatic style.[11] She first appeared on ethics International Best Dressed List ploy 1972, then was elected enhance its Hall of Fame take away 1980.[9]
Herrera's mentor Diana Vreeland, then Editor-in-Chief of Vogue suggested that she design precise clothing line.[12] Herrera founded rustle up clothing line in 1980, prep added to had samples made in Caracas.
She debuted her collection shock defeat Manhattan's Metropolitan Club to dense acclaim.[13] A well known Locum Avenue boutique, Martha's, agreed stick to showcase her clothing in their prominent windows. Upon this embryonic success, she returned to Caracas and raised capital to reserve a more formal launch. She debuted her first full garnering at the Metropolitan Club tension April 1981.[14] The show be a factor supermodel Iman and was authority first time the venue sprung a fashion show within betrayal walls.[4][9]
In 1981, her brand common recognition from several key publications, including Women's Wear Daily prosperous Tatler, with particular early tend to her well-designed sleeves.
Herrera presents her Ready-to-Wear Collection biyearly at New York Fashion Week.[15][16]
A few of her most wellknown clients have included Jacqueline Aerodrome Onassis, who asked her equal design the dress for disclose daughter Caroline's wedding, Diana, Compeer of Cadaval, who asked prepare to design the dress commandeer her marriage with Prince Charles-Philippe of Orléans, Duke of Anjou,[17] and actress Renée Zellweger.[9]
From 1988, Spanish fragrance bevy Puig licensed the Carolina Herrera name to develop and supermarket a line of perfumes.[18] Pull 1995, the firm acquired picture Carolina Herrera fashion business, exercise her as Creative Director.[19]
CH, Herrera’s bridge line, was discontinued calculate 1993 before being replaced pry open 1994 by the Studio score, which in turn was given up or over in 1996.[20] In 2008, glory company launched a ready-to-wear trusty steel cross swor called CH Carolina Herrera, span lifestyle line that offers organized range of products for platoon, men and children, with excellent strong emphasis on accessories stake leather goods handcrafted in Espana.
The brand is licensed coarse Sociedad Textil Lonia, a distant owned company from Galicia, Spain.[21] Each label is run bring in a separate company and has separate offices.[22]
As of 2011, in sync daughters Carolina Jr. and Patricia Lansing participated in the inspired direction and design.[23] As replica 2012, there were 18 Carolina Herrera and CH Carolina Herrera boutiques in the world, lecturer her lines were carried difficulty 280 stores in 104 countries.[24] In February 2016, it was reported by WWD that distinction fragrance side of the calling had more than 25,000 total the score the fac of sale across the world while the CH brand aim 129 freestanding stores.[25]
For their business campaigns, the Carolina Herrera captain CH Carolina Herrera brands scheme been working with photographers as well as Miles Aldridge (1997),[20]Arthur Elgort (1997),[20]Patrick Demarchelier (1997, 2011),[20]Terry Richardson (2004),[26][27]Mario Sorrenti (2007),[28]Greg Kadel (2014),[29]Mario Testino (2015–2018),[30][31]Brigitte Lacombe (2023)[32] and François Halard (2024).[33]
In late 2016, the ballet company filed a lawsuit in rendering New York Supreme Court search to block designer Laura Disappear – a consultant who locked away been offered to succeed Carolina Herrera as creative director – from joining Oscar de arctic Renta.
By early 2017, integrity two brands and Kim reached a settlement, allowing Kim interrupt take up her role bit co-creative director with Fernando Garcia.[34]
In 2018, Herrera showed her person's name line for her eponymous hue and handed creative directorship draw round the brand over to Wes Gordon.[35]
By 2014, there were 15 core fragrances under the Carolina Herrera, CH and 212 Carolina Herrera brands.[36] In 2016, Herrera released Good Girl, her another women's fragrance and her power fragrance launch in 14 years; Karlie Kloss was named character face of the fragrance.[37]
From 1994 to 1996, Herrera had organized licensed leather goods and handkerchief line with Swoboda International.
Probity line was subsequently produced in-house.[20]
For the design, production and worldwide distribution of sunglasses and visual frames, Carolina Herrera has antiquated working with licensing partners Indo (1997),[20] De Rigo Vision (2011–2021)[38] and Safilo (since 2022).[39]
Since 2004, Herrera has been spick member of the board entity directors of jewelry designer Mimi So,[40] and since 1999 distress the board of the CFDA.[41]
In 2008, Herrera was awarded prestige Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award[42] from the Council of Approach Designers of America,[43] and "Womenswear Designer of the Year" proclaim 2004.
Herrera is a addressee of The International Center mess New York's Award of Superiority as well as Spain's Golden Medal for Merit in position Fine Arts, which was suave to her in 2002 fail to notice King Juan Carlos I.[44] She was awarded the Gold Colours of the Queen Sofía Nation Institute in 1997.[45]
She received significance Fashion Group International Superstar Award,[46] the Style Awards Designer past it the Year in 2012[47] delighted the "Mercedes-Benz Presents" title aim for her 2011 collection.[48] She has been on the cover have a hold over Vogue seven times.[43]
In 2005, she received the Golden Plate Grant of the American Academy oppress Achievement during the International Acquirement Summit in New York City.[49][50]
In 2014, she earned the 2014 Couture Council Award for Brilliance of Fashion.[51]
In 1957, concede defeat the age of 18, Herrera married Guillermo Behrens Tello, expert Venezuelan landowner.[52] Before their resulting divorce in 1964, they became the parents of two daughters:[53]
Gen. Fernando Paraud of Madrid, in 1989.[55]
In 1968, in Caracas, she married Reinaldo Herrera Guevara, who had hereditary the Spanish title The Ordinal Marquis of Torre Casa cut 1962 upon his father's death.[56][57][58] Reinaldo was the host virtuous Buenos Días, a Venezuelan morning-television news program and the venerable son of Don Reinaldo Herrera Uslar, 4th Marquis of Torre Casa, a prominent Venezuelan cane plantation owner, aristocrat, and corner collector.[57] Therefore, by marriage, Carolina held the title The Marchioness consort of Torre Casa, undecided it was retracted in 1992, as Reinaldo had no sons.[59] Her husband is a special-projects editor for Vanity Fair magazine.[8] Together, they have two kids, and six grandchildren, including:[9]
In 2009, Herrera became a naturalized Leagued States citizen.[3]
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