Carolina Herrera is a well-known Venezuelan-American fashion designer, designer and entrepreneur, known for her “exceptional personal style”, founder of Carolina Herrera New York. It was she who dressed many of the “first ladies, ” including Michelle Obama and Jacqueline Kennedy.
Biography
Carolina was born into a wealthy Venezuelan family in early 1939. The family lived in Caracas, and in the early fifties moved to New York. His father, an air force officer and former governor of Caracas, is the heir to Germogen Lopez, President of Venezuela in the 1890s.
Grandmother, a real socialite, from an early age introduced the girl to the high world of fashion, dressing her in outfits from Lanvin and Dior. According to Herrera herself, her look was used to seeing only beautiful things from childhood. The upbringing of a stylish grandmother determined the whole future fate of Carolina, which absorbed the traditions of good taste and craving for beauty.
Career
In the mid-sixties, Carolina began working in a boutique of Don Emilio Pucci, famous for his work in the fashion world. In the seventies, Carolina was recognized as one of America's most stylish women, appearing at social events in dresses of her own design.
In 80, Herrera founded her own company Carolina Herrera New York, the following year, at the suggestion of a friend working in Vogue, she developed her own fashion line and received the approval of many fashion magazines. Herrera dressed Jacqueline Kennedy for the last 12 years of her life.
Carolina released its first fragrance in 1987 under a contract with the Spanish perfume company Puig. These perfumes have become one of the most popular perfume brands in the world. Soon Puig bought out Carolina's company, leaving her the position of creative director.
In 2003, Carolina Herrera opened the label CH Carolina Herrera, and by 2016 there were about 25 thousand stores of the brand worldwide. And in 2018, Carolina announced that she transferred the creative leadership of the brand to Wes Gordon and wants to devote herself to family and relaxation.
In addition to her beloved business, Herrera was attracted to charity and projects that could fight world hunger. She is a representative of an international research institute that studies seaweed as a valuable resource for food production. Carolina is the owner of many international fashion world awards.
