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Herrera, Carolina, 1939- (1939-)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1939-

Biography

Carolina Herrera (born January 8, 1939) is a Venezuelan fashion designer known for "exceptional personal style," and for dressing various First Ladies, including Jacqueline Onassis, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump.

Born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño in Caracas, Venezuela, to Guillermo Pacanins Acevedo, an air force officer and former governor of Caracas, and María Cristina Niño Passios; in 1957, she married Guillermo Behrens Tello, a Venezuelan landowner, with whom she had two daughters, Mercedes and Ana Luisa; they later divorced; in 1968, in Caracas, she married Reinaldo Herrera Guevara, who had inherited the Spanish title The 5th Marquis of Torre Casa in 1962 upon his father's death; they have two daughters, Carolina Adriana and Patricia Cristina; in 2009, Herrera became a naturalized United States citizen.

Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, fall/winter 1992., 1992

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Identifier: SC.497.650
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, fall/winter 1992.

Dates: 1992

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, fall/winter 1996., 1996

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Identifier: SC.497.652
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, fall/winter 1996.

Dates: 1996

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, fall/winter 1997., 1997

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Identifier: SC.497.654
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, fall/winter 1997.

Dates: 1997

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, fall/winter 1999 and spring/summer 2001., 1999-2001

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Identifier: SC.497.657a
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, fall/winter 1999 and spring/summer 2001.

Dates: 1999-2001

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring.summer 1990., 1990

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Identifier: SC.497.645
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring.summer 1990.

Dates: 1990

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring/summer 1991., 1991

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Identifier: SC.497.647
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring/summer 1991.

Dates: 1991

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring.summer 1992., 1992

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Identifier: SC.497.649
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring.summer 1992.

Dates: 1992

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring/summer 1996., 1996

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Identifier: SC.497.651
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring/summer 1996.

Dates: 1996

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring/summer 1997., 1997

 folder
Identifier: SC.497.653
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring/summer 1997.

Dates: 1997

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring/summer 1998, fall/winter 1998, and spring/summer 1999., 1998-1999

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Identifier: SC.497.655
Scope and Contents

Slides of runway show(s) by Herrera, spring/summer 1998, fall/winter 1998, and spring/summer 1999.

Dates: 1998-1999