HERRERA Cologne - by Carolina Herrera 3.4oz Eau De Toilette Spray Spray for Men
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About CAROLINA HERRERA Fashion Designer
She was born in Venezuela in 1939, her full name is Maria Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Nino. She travelled often to Europe in her childhood and attended her first couture show at Balenciaga when she was 13, along with her fashionable grandmother.
After years on the US list of best-dressed women, Herrera created her first ready-to-wear collection in 1981. A New York based designer, she produced a collection of layered clothes which used a variety of fabrics in different length. She holds her fashion shows in Manhattan's Plaza Hotel.
She launched her fur collection in 1984 and her CH Collection (a more affordable line) in 1986. Her bridal line was launched in 1987, after she designed Caroline Kennedy's wedding gown. Her perfume lines followed in 1988.
Herrera is also known because she designed the wardrobe for Jackie Kennedy Onassis for the last ten years of her life. Jackie had changed her look from her early days as wife of the US president and loved Carolina's elegant luxury clothing.
Carolina Herrera takes her inspiration from many sources. In 1997, her collection was in homage to Carmen Miranda, the colourful film star of the 40's. She used ruffles, platform shoes, feathers. She also used the film on the life of Eva Peron, "Evita", as inspiration to send her girls down the catwalk in ruffled skirts and printed chiffon, silk suits, with their hair tied back in blond chignons.
Working with an increasingly slimmer silhouette, she has become known for elegant daywear and evening wear. She has already brought out her Bridal collection for Spring 2003.
The Barcelona,
Spain, based company Puig Beauty and Fashion, is the majority shareholder in the
Herrera house as well as the company's fragrance licensee. They have been
successful in financing the house, as in the past 5 years the brand's worldwide
retail sales have doubled to $400 million.
Spring/Summer 2003
Carolina showed
her Spring/Summer 2003 collection at the New York Fashion Week in September
2002, which was greeted with aclaim. This dress is from that collection.
Autumn/Winter
2003 Ready-to-Wear
New York - February 2003
The outfit on the right is one from the Autumn/Winter collection.
Carolyn Herrera
sent out a coolly appealing collection of subtly seductive elegance. Herrera's
satins were some of the most beautiful of the season, fluid blouses and skirts
in richly pigmented blues, burgundy, grey and creamy white. Her slim pencil
skirts and tailored trousers wre topped with buttery light Persian lamb coats
and jackets. Elegantly tailored suits had a body hugging cut and soft colours.
Her evening looks included bouncy ball skirts edged in feathers.
Oscar Night 2003
For Oscar night
2003, in March, Renee Zellweger wore Carolyn Herrera's gown of embroidered red
chiffon, shown on the left. On the right is Salma Hayek who wore another lovely
Herrera outfit, a black embroidered blouse and white ball skirt.
Spring/Summer 2004
A new French designer Herve Pierre Braillard has designed Carolina Herrera's collection for this season. He was earlier with Balmain, Vera Wang and Bill Blass. The Spring/Summer 2004 collection was shown during New York Fashion Week in September 2003. A dress from the show is shown here on the left.
The show included
lots of airy little black, white and yellow dresses with super-sexy hip-belts.
They added flounced skirts or timeless wide-leg trousers twinned with vest tops.
Gossamer chiffon dresses went back to the days of Audrey Hepburn and Grace
Kelly.
Fall/Winter 2004
The Fall collection was shown during New York Fashion Week in February 2004. The show had an infectious charm. Her design team included Frenchman Herve Pierre as well as her daughter Patricia Lansing.
Her evening dresses were show-stoppers with fox-fur stoles and crocheted cashmere with scattered bugle beads. Cashmere and alpaca, bulky knits and warm wintry soft leathers with lavishly embellished with fur trimmings.
Oscar Night February 2004
Renee Zellweger, who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Cold Mountain" wore the Carolyn Herrera gown shown on the left, on the Oscar Awards Night in February 2004.
Perfume & Colognes by Carolina Herrera
Carlolina Herrera Perfume for Women
Carolina Herrera Cologne for Men
