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Carolina Herrera to release mini-documentary for NYFW

To celebrate Carolina Herrera’s presence at New York Fashion Week for the past four decades the luxury fashion house will air an intimate, never-seen-before conversation between Carolina Herrera and creative director Wes Gordon. Launching on September 14, 'The Conversation: Carolina Herrera and Wes Gordon’, is a four-part mini-documentary, where...

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Carolina Herrera brings color back to New York in FW20 show

Adding color to an increasingly dark world and porn stars strutting their stuff on the catwalk. Here are the latest highlights from New York Fashion Week: Herrera AW20/21 collection shows no lack of color Sweeping gowns in bright monochrome colors, including blues, greens and yellows, were the order of the day at Carolina Herrera's fall-winter...

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Carolina Herrera launches extended sizing with 11 Honoré

Carolina Herrera is expanding her offering to extended sizes. The Venezuelan fashion designer—known for dressing notable First Ladies—and her eponymous label has announced that it will be partnering with the size-inclusive luxury retail site 11 Honoré for the new launch. The American retailer will be the first to partner with the label to offer...

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Bridal Fashion Week Fall 2020 highlights

While ready-to-wear brands have just shown their spring/summer 2020 collections during New York, London, Milan and Paris fashion weeks, the biggest brands in bridal, ranging from Vera Wang to Monique Lhuillier and Galia Lahav showcased their autumn/winter 2020 bridal ranges as part of Bridal Fashion Week in New York. FashionUnited has picked out...

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Highlights of NYFW Spring/Summer 2020 day three

Take a look at the highlights from day three of New York Fashion Week on Monday. Wes Gordon's blooming collection Vibrant colours associated with California's blooming season inspired Wes Gordon's third collection as creative director of Carolina Herrera. The spring 2020 lineup showed that he is evolving the label since taking over from the...

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Designer shares how to take fashion inspiration without cultural appropriation amid claims

Italian designer Maurizio Galante gave a lesson Sunday in how to take inspiration from indigenous cultures without being accused of cultural appropriation. With the fashion world shaken this month by the Mexican government threatening legal against New York-based label Carolina Herrera for "ripping off" native designs, Galante gave Mexican...

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Is the fashion industry guilty of manipulating cultural heritage for financial gain?

The women embroiderers of the remote Mexican mountain village of Tenango de Doria made worldwide headlines this week when their government went to war with an American designer for "plagiarising" their patterns. Wes Gordon, the artistic director of the New York label founded by Venezuelan designer Carolina Herrera, found himself accused of...

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Video: Carolina Herrera's Fall 2019 show in New York

Carolina Herrera | Fall Winter 2019/2020 by Wes Gordon. Source: FF Channel, YouTube.

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Timeline: Puig, the centenary family business acquiring Dries Van Noten

Belgian designer Dries Van Noten announced yesterday that he has sold a majority stake of his label to Spanish group Puig, a third-generation family business which reported 1935 million euros in revenues in 2017. Active both in the fashion and beauty industries, Puig currently owns fashion houses Carolina Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier, Nina Ricci...

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First Carolina Herrera Collection Under Wes Gordon Reinvents Brand

The first line to be released by Carolina Herrera since Wes Gordon took over the brand has infused new life into the fashion house. The designer’s Resort 2019 collection features bright, youthful looks that range from casual attire to elegant evening wear. Some items in the 240 piece collection bear a touch of retro while others feature colorful...

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Carolina Herrera retires: a fashion legend is born

Much has changed in the fashion industry since Venezuela-born and honorary New Yorker Carolina Herrera held her first runway show back in 1981. The septuagenarian fashion designer is retiring, leaving crisp white shirts and ladylike skirts as a legacy and helping fashion and New York City become an item. Image: Carolina Herrera AW18/...

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NYFW SS18 round-up: Flamenco, lingerie and hot pink

New York Fashion Week has just two days left before the spring/summer 2018 season moves to Europe. From Flamenco ruffles to hot pink and plus-size lingerie, here is a quick round-up from the catwalk Monday. Oscar de la Renta The Dominican-born master died three years ago and the current creative duo in charge of the New York society favorite,...