Guillermo behrens tello biography

In her “uniform” of a crisp, classic white shirt, CAROLINA HERRERA exudes the kind of elegance and easy grace that has defined her fashion label for more than 30 years. She took a final bow last week to step into an ambassadorial role at the company she founded in 1980 and making room for creative director Wes Gordon, who has quietly been designing at her side.

 White jacket–clad members of Herrera’s atelier, who watched the show from the museum’s mezzanine level, joined the designer on the runway for her bow. It was a moving scene. Then Gordon arrived and presented his boss with two dozen (three dozen?) red roses and a kiss on the cheek. A graceful handover if ever there was one.

Herrera’s rise to the top of the cutthroat world of fashion started in 1981 when she launched her flagship Carolina Herrera brand in New York. Today, her empire encompasses the signature fashion collection, a bridal

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Carolina Herrera

Venezuelan fashion designer (born 1939)

For the Venezuelan beauty pageant winner and actress, see Astrid Carolina Herrera.

Carolina Herrera
Herrera in 2007
Born	María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño[1] (1939-01-08) 8 January 1939 (age 86) Caracas, Venezuela
Citizenship
Labels	Carolina Herrera New York CH Carolina Herrera
Spouses	Guillermo Behrens Tello ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1964)​ Reinaldo Herrera Guevara ​ ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	4
Relatives	12 Grandchildren
Family	House of Herrera

Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño; 8 January 1939^[2]) is a Venezuelan American fashion designer.^[3] Known for her personal style, she founded her namesake brand in 1980. Herrera has dressed various First Ladies of the United States, including Jacqueline Onassis, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump.^[4][5][6]

Early life

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The remarkable journey of Carolina Herrera: from Venezuelan high society to building a fashion empire at 42

"Education is the most important dress to wear for the party of life". The author of this quote is none other than the renowned Venezuelan designer, Carolina Herrera, creator of a fashion and perfume emporium that spans the globe and has dressed the likes of Hillary Clinton, Jackie Onassis, Salma Hayek, Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, Meryl Streep and Lady Gaga, among many others.

This quote resonates deeply with the origins of this glamorous woman, born in Caracas on January 8, 1939, into a family of Venezuelan high society. Her father, Commander Guillermo Pacanins Acevedo, served as the governor of Caracas from 1950 to 1958, and her mother, María Cristina Niño, was a well-known writer. This upbringing allowed her access to a very exclusive world from a young age. She had a Hungarian nanny, lived with her parents in the beautiful La Vega mansion surrounded by exotic gardens, and traveled frequently to Europe.

At a very young age, she was already wearing haute coutur