According to fashion designer Carolina Herrera, whose aesthetic sense has for many years helped her to make inroads in the world of high fashion, she likes elegance and sophistication, but all this - both in clothes and in flavors - should be expressed through simplicity. "Apparently, this is the true standard for me - she says. Women like my clothes. I am very grateful for the success that they gave me. "

This statement is expressed without a shadow of desire to inflate his ego, it says a lot about Carolina Herrera. She has a very straightforward, and possibly even a tough approach to business. At the same time, Herrera, for all their success and hard schedule, remains true family values. Woman legend is working with the brightest stars of our time, regularly moved from one continent to another, and still loves his family home in Venezuela, built in 1590, do not forget to pay attention to his four daughters have grown and their families.

Life

She was born in Caracas, in a family of landowners. The first fashion show, which was exhibited clothes Cristobal Balenciaga, the future star of haute couture visited at the age of thirteen, together with his grandmother. Known for passionate love to his parents, Carolina Herrera said that the men, she is very spoiled - because her father was really a wonderful representative of the male sex. Her mother was strict, but never raised her voice - just for all in their family had its time and place. This rule she carried with them into adulthood.

Apparently, the strictness with sensibility, accuracy, and slightly picaresque charm allowed Carolina to become a designer with such talent and business acumen that it was simply impossible to ignore. In 1980, she created the "test" collection, and received positive reviews in the next year moved with his family to New York, where he founded the company Carolina Herrera, Ltd. Her attention to detail, elaborate creations instantly began to demand. Rich and sophisticated women around the world began to turn to the brand Herrera of impeccable suits, dresses, blouses, which she created, if based solely on intuition.

In 1988, Carolina Herrera began to expand its business, launched his first perfume - a heady and romantic blend of tuberose and jasmine, which she loved for a long time. The first men's fragrance from Carolina Herrera appeared in 1991. In 1994, she debuted her third, flower, fragrance, and in 1996 went on sale its softer version - Aqua Flore.

In a business climate that clearly says "continues to operate, or die," Carolina Herrera thrives. Her clothes and spirits sold in the best stores around the world, and the boutiques of the company is not open today in Moscow, London, New York, Dallas and Los Angeles. Today, muse and companion Carolina Herrera is her daughter, Carolina Adriana. Business is constantly growing with new flavors of clothes and accessories that designers work out no worse than anything else - it seems that her inspiration is inexhaustible. She says: "In the clothing and fragrances, I believe it is best to be realistic, but it is always necessary to mix a little bit of fantasy to reality. As in life. "

Carolina Herrera about working with Jacqueline Onassis and other celebrities

It suits everyone from Oprah Winfrey and Christina Hendricks to Renee Zellweger and Blake Lively. However, for all her thirty-year career most famous client was the Carolina Herrera, of course, Jacqueline Onassis. Their cooperation began in the 80s, shortly after Herrera founded a company named after himself. According to the designer, the former US first lady and style icon Jackie Onassis always knew exactly what she wanted, and she was a source of inspiration for Herrera.

Even before she made a name for himself in the world of high fashion, Carolina Herrera became known secular lady, and was friends with many stars. For example, one of her friends was Andy Warhol, who in 1979 wrote a portrait of her. Herrera describes the artist as a shy and modest man who, however, like to be successful. While working he also behaved very quietly, speaking only the most important, and it sounded funny, but, as we know, nothing prevented his work received wide recognition in the art world.

Carolina Herrera lucky to star in a young Robert Mapplethorpe: it is recognized that the photographer had to persuade her to be his model. Herrera says, "He said, you have to let me take pictures of yourself. I asked - why? And he said - because I become so replace that you will be very annoyed if you do not do! "

On one of the last shows of their collections Carolina Herrera admitted that she is not inspired by the books or paintings, and the woman he meets - the benefit of talented, beautiful and original women on her way more than enough.

However, Herrera does not limit himself socializing with celebrities valid. She readily supports young talents. Recently, Carolina Herrera was present at the show a rising star Prabalya Gurung. Later she said: "He has his own ideas. He knows what wants to come. "

Apparently, the rest from the busy life of Carolina Herrera is not going to, and will continue to spoil the fruits of his inspiration as a star, and the "mere mortals". And it can not but rejoice.