Unapologetically Pretty, Carolina Herrera Spring 2023 at NYFW
Carolina Herrera designer Wes Gordon doesn’t “want to apologise for loving pretty” with his latest Spring 2023 collection shown today at New York Fashion Week. What do you think of when you think of Spring dresses? Pretty florals. The iconic “Florals for spring? Groundbreaking” Miranda Priestly quote may come to mind when you see this collection, but florals have been a consistent trend for a reason!
Three f-words come to mind viewing this darling collection: Feminine, fresh and floral. “You don’t want more stuff; you want good things, things you love, things that are emotional. I try to make sure that everything we do is extra vivacious and exuberant — everything needs to be fabulous.” said Gordon, and this sentiment is perfectly mirrored by the collection. Sure, there is nothing necessarily new or out of the box, but sometimes we don’t crave that. The collection feels like classic Herrera, again something Gordon wished to achieve, “Something I have really been working on since I have been at Carolina Herrera is taking the very iconic codes of Herrera evening and cocktail — the glamour and the volume — and translating them into a compelling daywear collection that feels very much at one with the house and is just as exciting.”
Fashion can act as a powerful tool to express ourselves, to question the world and reflect on the pains of our lives and in this way fashion is deeply important. However, sometimes we like what is, objectively, just pretty. Of course, this isn’t to say that there isn’t something important in this collection, but that Gordon isn’t trying to do something that feels inauthentic.
With a general air of a Mediterranean woman galavanting along the picturesque coastlines of Europe, this is a collection that will empower the wearer and, most importantly of all, make them feel pretty.
Image: Filippo Fior
Image: Filippo Fior
Image: Filippo Fior
