Carolina Herrera

Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera is a Venezuelan- American fashion designer. Born on Janurary 8th 1939 in Caracas, Venezuela, she gained reputation for her flawless creations in personal style and has helped with the designing of clothing for First ladies such as Jacqueline Onassis to Michelle Obama. Her grandmother introduced her to the fashion world by taking her to famous big clothing stores such as Lavin and Dior. She accustomed herself to seeing exepensive and pretty things early on which further funneled in her interest towards the fashion world.

She specializes on evening wears such as lean trousers, pencil skirts, A-line ball dresses, and nipped-waist jackets. Her beautiful long dresses captivate the attention of ladies of all ages as they help women to express their independence and confidence. She uses sophisticated designs on specific types of clothing material such as silk chiffon and cotton velvet. Her designs are inspired from her own country as women in Venezuela are very fond of evening dresses and their traditional dresses in composed of long and broad dresses that they often wear during their cultural celebrations.
These are two of her creations. The texture and the layout of the dresses are very unique which enable women to cherish their moments in their beautiful dresses. Don’t forget to look at the price tags!

CAROLINA HERRERA

Lattice Chiffon Gown

$5990.00

Cotton Velvet Gown

$4,990

Yeah, I can see how you were imaging yourself in these two pretty dresses and enjoying your moments with the man in your life. I must confess that even I dreamed but snapped right back in after I saw the price.
Carolina Herrera has set up her own boutiques and her lines are carried in 280 stores in 104 countries. She has also received many prestigious awards such as in 2008 she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Womenswear Designer of the year in 2004.

Sonia Noel is a fashion designer from Bartica, Guyana. She first came onto the scene in 1988, when she participated in the Miss Bartica Regatta Pageant and won as a runner up. Her unique sense of style is what people notice and that gave her the push she needed to move forward with fashion. At an early age she started to design her pieces with newspaper print. She also coordinated pageants. Her clothes are appropriate for women of all sizes from the petite figure to the plus sized woman. The name of her brand is Mariska Designs. It was named after her daughter Marisca. Not only does she make clothing for women, but she also has a line of suits and shirts for men. Her clothing were modeled on runways in Trinidad, Guyana, Bahamas, St. Kitts, and The U.S Virgin Islands. At fashion shows she showcased suits, blouses, skirts, and dresses. The colors of her clothes were warm and bright, which she carefully picked out on her own.

She built up a list of great accomplishments for herself. Sonia was the first Caribbean fashion designer to be invited to Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island to give her views on Caribbean fashion. Noel also founded the Sonia Noel Foundation for Creative Arts. This foundation helps nurture young, creative talent in Guyana and other places in the Caribbean.

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