Carolina Herrera’s new line melds blooming peonies, bright colors and chic, wearable looks

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Israel-Hamas war Lakewood Church shooting Election 2024 Super Bowl highlights Trump — Supreme Court Bob Edwards Entertainment Carolina Herrera’s new line melds blooming peonies, bright colors and chic, wearable looks Carolina Herrera creative director Wes Gordon said there is beauty in the details as he unveiled his fall/winter collection at New York Fashion Week, with peony flowers blooming on dresses, skirts and coats. (Feb. 12) Photos 40 1 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 1 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 2 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. 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(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 4 of 40 Actress Julianne Hough poses for photographers before the Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 5 of 40 | Actress Demi Moore poses for photographers before the Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 5 of 40 Actress Demi Moore poses for photographers before the Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 6 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. 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(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 14 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 14 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 15 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 15 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 16 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. 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(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 24 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 24 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 25 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 25 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 26 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 26 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 27 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 27 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 28 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 28 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. 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(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 31 of 40 | Models have their hair and makeup done before presenting the Carolina Herrera collection during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 31 of 40 Models have their hair and makeup done before presenting the Carolina Herrera collection during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 32 of 40 | A models has her hair and makeup done before presenting the Carolina Herrera collection during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 32 of 40 A models has her hair and makeup done before presenting the Carolina Herrera collection during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 33 of 40 | Models have their hair and makeup done before presenting the Carolina Herrera collection during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 33 of 40 Models have their hair and makeup done before presenting the Carolina Herrera collection during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 34 of 40 | Models have their hair and makeup done before presenting the Carolina Herrera collection during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 34 of 40 Models have their hair and makeup done before presenting the Carolina Herrera collection during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 35 of 40 | Designer Carolina Herrera, right, poses for photographers with journalist Amy Fine Collins before the Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 35 of 40 Designer Carolina Herrera, right, poses for photographers with journalist Amy Fine Collins before the Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 36 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 36 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 37 of 40 | Designer Carolina Herrera, background in purple, applauds Wes Gordon, foreground, creative director of Carolina Herrera, after the collection was modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 37 of 40 Designer Carolina Herrera, background in purple, applauds Wes Gordon, foreground, creative director of Carolina Herrera, after the collection was modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 38 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 38 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 39 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 39 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More 40 of 40 | The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Read More 40 of 40 The Carolina Herrera collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More By BROOKE LEFFERTS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print NEW YORK (AP) — A single pink peony greeted each guest at Carolina Herrera’s latest fashion show, which celebrated the flower with splashy prints and detailed embroidery. Monday’s New York Fashion Week show was held on the 40th floor of a downtown skyscraper, with 360-degree views of Manhattan serving as the perfect backdrop for a fall/winter collection of bright colors in unconventional combinations, and striking gowns in sumptuous fabrics. Peonies made several appearances on the catwalk, too. An A-line grey wool collarless coat had pink peonies of varying sizes splashed over it, while a shorter white wool cape was adorned with similar detailed pink and yellow peony embroidering. Herrera Creative Director Wes Gordon said he saw the flower — one of his favorites — on an art piece and wanted to translate it to his designs. “Beauty and elegance are about the details, and we need more beautiful details in the world,” Gordon told The Associated Press after the show. There were several more casual, bright yellow gathered chiffon dresses with peony designs. But two of the most dramatic looks were chiffon ball gowns — one in light pink and another in deep purple — covered in darker pink peonies with multiple layers of giant printed chiffon ruffles, accenting the neckline or hips. “The prints this season were based on a 19th century gouache painting of a pink peony that I found. I rendered it on chiffons in a quite small scale … then I exploded it on a ball skirt … working with our embroiderers who just rendered that painting in individual rows of thread,” Gordon said. Gordon said his creative process this season started with creating unusual color combinations within specific graphic designs and architectural looks. Two dresses down the long runway were strapless gowns with pockets — one in a bright red, and another with broad diagonal color blocks of black and white. “I wanted to push forward how we color blocked and incorporate the accessories as well,” Gordon said. He pointed to one model wearing a skinny black pant with built-in pink cummerbund and purple merino wool turtleneck. The look included a leather sling back shoe with the Herrera-red pattern. “You have this red speaking to this cool pink and the warm purple and it’s something really beautiful that results.” Most of the models wore their hair tied into a tight bun with bright red lipstick accenting their clothes, as they marched slowly down the runway to the score from the new TV series “Griselda,” and Beyonce’s “Halo.” Diane Kruger sat in the front row with Demi Moore, Anna Wintour, Becky G , Misty Copeland, and Julianne Hough. Kruger said she’s always appreciated Herrera’s “true American fashion” and called the clothes “very wearable.” “You know, with this uptown flair that she has — it’s for all ages. As I get older, I appreciate it even more because I do think it’s very beautifully cut for the female form,” the actor said. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. 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