Carolina Herrera admitted to having been inspired by the freedom and artistic expression of Vienna just before the 20’s and wanted to evoke the feeling of effortless glamour and artistic creativity. It was all about a decidedly folkloric and honest luxury, not one that is plastic, commercial, and over the top. The 42 piece collection was well edited (a trend on the runways here as designers seem to be paring down their shows a bit) and there were some wearable and beautiful pieces, many of which were embroidered or printed. Ms. Herrera was not alone in her embrace of the polka dot this season (another big trend), and hers were frothy and done in organza (often multi layered), but she also utilized an over scaled floral. The coffee bean colored tweed jacket worn with ivory cashmere sweater and white skirt with suede embroidery was a new take on the suit; a brown and ivory cotton eyelet dress with apple green straps looked sweet, elegant, and fresh, as did a black and white over scaled floral sundress with wide brown sash. Her gutsy and homespun take on evening was one of the best of the season- exemplified by the brown and ivory cotton eyelet bolero with raffia embroidery and ivory file coupe gown; and the sky blue cotton fitted jacket worn over a voluminous black white cotton skirt with floral embroidery And while her swimwear is pretty great, would somebody please tell me who she is designing those shorts for? Does her customer actually buy them?

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