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Carolina Herrera

Carolina Herrera is a New York-based luxury fashion house founded by the Venezuelan-American fashion designer in 1981. The Carolina Herrera brand and licences include ready-to-wear, bridal, eyewear and fragrance, as well as accessories for women, men and children.

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Founded in 1981 by Carolina Herrera, the brand’s in-house atelier blends the traditions of haute couture and craftsmanship with the wearability and pragmatism known to American fashion. The Carolina Herrera brand and licenses includes a portfolio of ready-to-wear, eyewear and fragrance as well as accessories for women, men and children. Today, the brand is available in 105 countries at 15,000 points of distribution, including over 350 CH Carolina Herrera and 3 Carolina Herrera New York retail locations. Carolina Herrera is part of PUIG, a third-generation family-owned fashion and fragrance business based in Barcelona, Spain.

For the latest news from inside the House, visit Carolinaherrera.com and follow Carolina Herrera on Facebook and Instagram.​

Company Snapshot

TYPEPrivate
ESTABLISHED1981
HEADQUARTERSUnited States
EMPLOYEES51 - 200

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At Carolina Herrera, Executing Elegance with Agility

Leaning into its conviction that constant change is the new normal in fashion, Carolina Herrera encourages all employees to be nimble in their operations — granting them the creative autonomy to succeed.

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Highlights
In New York, Sea Creatures and the SeventiesIn New York, Sea Creatures and the Seventies
Inside Puig’s Transformation Through M&AInside Puig’s Transformation Through M&A
How to Survive Chaos: Lessons from VenezuelaHow to Survive Chaos: Lessons from Venezuela
Latest News & Analysis
Fashion Week

CFDA Releases New York Fashion Week Schedule

The week will include Rachel Scott’s first runway for Proenza Schouler; while Raul Lopez’s Luar has opted not to show.

Fashion Week

CFDA Releases New York Fashion Week Schedule

The week will include Rachel Scott’s first runway for Proenza Schouler; while Raul Lopez’s Luar has opted not to show.


Beauty

How to Sell the Same Lipstick Twice

Resurrecting hero products can be a lucrative beauty strategy — but change the formula too much, and risk a crash-and-burn.

Beauty

How to Sell the Same Lipstick Twice

Resurrecting hero products can be a lucrative beauty strategy — but change the formula too much, and risk a crash-and-burn.


Beauty

How Tariffs Are Reshaping the Fragrance Boom

US-imposed tariffs were blamed for slowdowns in the earnings reports of several prominent fragrance makers, but the full picture of what’s next for the category goes a little deeper.

Beauty

How Tariffs Are Reshaping the Fragrance Boom

US-imposed tariffs were blamed for slowdowns in the earnings reports of several prominent fragrance makers, but the full picture of what’s next for the category goes a little deeper.


Beauty

Puig’s CEO Knows How Brands Can Cut Through the Noise

The elevated feel of prestige beauty can seem out of place in a digital world that rewards instant impact and short-term virality. Marc Puig, chairman and chief executive of Spanish beauty conglomerate Puig, told The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 that marketing success requires fresh thinking.

Beauty

Puig’s CEO Knows How Brands Can Cut Through the Noise

The elevated feel of prestige beauty can seem out of place in a digital world that rewards instant impact and short-term virality. Marc Puig, chairman and chief executive of Spanish beauty conglomerate Puig, told The State of Fashion: Beauty Volume 2 that marketing success requires fresh thinking.


Beauty

What’s Behind Beauty’s Charm Obsession

Beaded, bedazzled and otherwise eye-catching charms have become something of a beauty craze, with brands across the price spectrum rushing to add charms to their offerings. Executed well, they don’t have to be a flash-in-the-pan moment.

Beauty

What’s Behind Beauty’s Charm Obsession

Beaded, bedazzled and otherwise eye-catching charms have become something of a beauty craze, with brands across the price spectrum rushing to add charms to their offerings. Executed well, they don’t have to be a flash-in-the-pan moment.


Fashion Week

Hopes and Fears at New York Fashion Week

The intense political moment found its way onto the runway, wittingly or unwittingly, reports Lynn Yaeger.

Fashion Week

Hopes and Fears at New York Fashion Week

The intense political moment found its way onto the runway, wittingly or unwittingly, reports Lynn Yaeger.


Luxury

How Carolina Herrera Got Succession Right

Choosing who comes next is the important decision a designer can make. And at the New York-based brand, the appointment of creative director Wes Gordon has led to a rise in sales as the “ladies who lunch” aesthetic returns to the cultural conversation. Gordon and president Emilie Rubinfeld sat down with BoF to discuss how the brand pulled off the transition.

Luxury

How Carolina Herrera Got Succession Right

Choosing who comes next is the important decision a designer can make. And at the New York-based brand, the appointment of creative director Wes Gordon has led to a rise in sales as the “ladies who lunch” aesthetic returns to the cultural conversation. Gordon and president Emilie Rubinfeld sat down with BoF to discuss how the brand pulled off the transition.


Fashion Week

In New York, Sea Creatures and the Seventies

The second half of New York Fashion Week suggested the season wasn’t just about 90s influences but gossamer fabrics, trawling nets, big jackets over tiny skirts and when in doubt lace, lace, lace, reports Lynn Yaeger.

Fashion Week

In New York, Sea Creatures and the Seventies

The second half of New York Fashion Week suggested the season wasn’t just about 90s influences but gossamer fabrics, trawling nets, big jackets over tiny skirts and when in doubt lace, lace, lace, reports Lynn Yaeger.


Beauty

Inside Puig’s Transformation Through M&A

Dries Van Noten, Charlotte Tilbury, Byredo… While reinforcing its position in designer fragrances, the Spanish owner of Paco Rabanne and Jean Paul Gaultier has diversified its business with an acquisition spree. CEO Marc Puig unpacks the strategy.

Beauty

Inside Puig’s Transformation Through M&A

Dries Van Noten, Charlotte Tilbury, Byredo… While reinforcing its position in designer fragrances, the Spanish owner of Paco Rabanne and Jean Paul Gaultier has diversified its business with an acquisition spree. CEO Marc Puig unpacks the strategy.


Media

Elizaveta Porodina’s Journey From Clinical Psychology to Fashion Photography

Porodina, whose painterly images have caught the attention of Louis Vuitton and Carolina Herrera, on her unorthodox route into the industry.

Media

Elizaveta Porodina’s Journey From Clinical Psychology to Fashion Photography

Porodina, whose painterly images have caught the attention of Louis Vuitton and Carolina Herrera, on her unorthodox route into the industry.