Carolina Herrera's Journey in Fashion

Why does 86-year-old Carolina Herrera look more modern than many

30-year-old women? She was not born a designer.

She was born into one of the wealthiest families in Venezuela, but the most

interesting thing is her grandmother.

When Carolina was only thirteen, she took her granddaughter to Paris for a

show by

Cristóbal Balenciaga himself. Imagine: the front row, high fashion, the

legendary Balenciaga, and a girl who did not yet know she would

change the fashion

world. It was then that Carolina understood one thing:

true luxury never shouts.

But she wasn't planning to become a designer.

She got married, had four children, worked in the fashion world, and

was considered

one of the most elegant women in New York.

And only at almost forty years old, the legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland

told

her, "Stop wearing beautiful clothes.

Start creating your own."

And Carolina took a risk, and her very first collection caused a

sensation.

Very soon it was worn by Jacqueline Kennedy, first ladies, royal families,

and the

most influential women in the world.

What is most striking is that fashion was becoming louder,

while Carolina Herrera

made everything quieter. She hates huge logos and once said

that a woman dressed

head to toe in logos looks like a billboard.

Her uniform has hardly changed for decades: a white shirt, pearls,

perfect hairstyle. Because for her, style was never a way to attract

attention. It was a way to show upbringing,

confidence, and

self-respect. She never tried to be fashionable.

She always aimed to be elegant. And what do you think?

Is luxury expensive things or a woman who doesn't need to prove

anything?

Write in the comments.