Who What Wear with Hillary Kerr: Wes Gordon—Creative Director of Carolina Herrera—Talks Honoring Herrera's Legacy, Storytelling Through Design, and Disregarding Fashion Rules

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🗓️ 31 January 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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This week, Editor in Chief Kat Collings chats with Wes Gordon, the creative director behind the legendary womenswear brand Carolina Herrera. Before taking the reins at the glamorous New York heritage brand in 2018, Gordon ran his own successful namesake line for eight years, establishing himself as a visionary with staying power. Today, he's sharing how graduating into a recession gave him the hard skills he'd need to one day run Carolina Herrera, why we should disregard the archaic fashion rules around how to wear color, and what kind of storytelling to expect from his upcoming fall/winter 2024 collection as New York Fashion Week approaches.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Carolina Herrera.
0:05.0	Elevate your fragrance game with Carolina Herrera's iconic Good Girl
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0:16.0	that combines notes of almond, tuberose, and roasted Tonka beans.
0:21.0	Good Girl is not just a fragrance, it's a statement.
0:25.6	Visit Carolina Herrera.com to explore the world of Good Girl and redefine your fragrance journey today. Welcome to Who what wear with Hillary Kerr, your direct line to the designers, stylists, beauty experts, experts editors and tastemakers who are shaping the ever
0:56.3	evolving world of fashion.
0:59.2	This week, who-at-wear editor-in-chief Cat Collings, sits down with West Gordon, the designer and creative
1:06.4	director behind the legendary women's-wear brand, Carolina Herrera.
1:11.4	The transition of power from a heritage brand founder to a new creative director is a
1:17.0	highly watched process in the fashion world and few have been as seamless and well received as the one between Carolina Herrera and Wes.
1:27.0	Prior to taking the role in 2018, Wes ran his own successful namesake brand for eight years.
1:33.4	Today, he's sharing why stepping into the glamorous world of Herrera
1:37.6	was a welcome challenge and how he continues
1:40.8	to honor the brand's legacy.
1:43.0	Plus, he shares his design process,
1:46.0	gives us the details behind his first fashion photography book,
1:50.0	Color-Mania, and hints at what to expect from his upcoming fall 24 collection.
1:57.1	It's all coming up on who what wear. All right, let's get into it.
2:08.0	Thank you so much for coming on.
2:11.6	My pleasure.
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