Carolina Herrera Presents Strong Looks For Delicate Flowers
LatestMaría Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1939. She based her luxury clothing line in New York 1980, and dressed luminaries like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. In other words: expect classic, pretty, posh, proper ladylike looks.
Just because Carolina Herrera likes her women to look like ladies doesn’t mean her deisgns are boring. Today, for Spring 2011, she clearly used flowers as inspiration. But instead of heavy, busy floral patterns, Herrera opted for a more horticultural feel: Full flowers, with stems and leaves, which looked “taped” to the (mostly black) garments.
While the collection could not be called youthful, the mature vibe the clothes emanated has a strength: These are not frivolous, ruffled girly-girls. These are grown-ups with glamorous and important garden parties and charity functions to attend.
Keywords: Elegance, grace, beauty.
In addition to the black ensembles, Herrera offered pops of vibrant color.