Set among the iconic scenery of Museo Anahuacalli, Creative Director Wes Gordon unveils the Carolina Herrera Resort 2025 collection in Mexico City on November 14th, 2024.
The Resort 2025 show is the culmination of a decades-long journey of exploration, discovery and connection between the House of Herrera and Mexico. From founder Carolina Herrera’s deep relationship with the country to Wes Gordon’s continued exploration of its diverse regions, crafts and traditions, Mexico is a constant source of inspiration and admiration for the brand.
In parallel with the ready-to-wear collection - inspired by the luminous sunsets of Mexico City - Wes Gordon collaborated with four select Mexican female artisans and their teams to create one-of-a-kind show pieces interwoven into the collection to celebrate the very best of Mexican artistry, paying tribute to the cultures from which these meaningful works were born.Embroiderer María de los Ángeles Licona San Juan, Maestra Nähñu, hailing from El Nanthe in Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo, has created embroidery with vivid color contrasts for eight cotton garments in the Carolina Herrera collection - including shirts, dresses and pants.
“Fabric is my notebook, and the needle is my pen,” she explains. Her embroidery is a reflection of her changing moods: “When I’m happy, I use bright colors. When I’m sad, darker colors,” she says. “In this project, we’ve been able to express ourselves,” adds her daughter, Bibiana Hernández. “It’s a way to make ourselves seen and heard.”In San Isidro Buen Suceso, in the municipality of San Pablo del Monte, Tlaxcala, on the slopes of the mythical volcano known as La Malinche, Virginia Verónica Arce Arce creates stunning embroidery inspired by the natural beauty of her surroundings. Taught to embroider by her father at age 15, she has since dedicated herself to preserving this extraordinary craft, a vital part of her community’s identity. For the Resort 2025 collection, her exquisitely embroidered lace takes center stage in three showstopping dresses.
In San Pablo del Monte, also Tlaxcala, talavera - a delicate white and blue glazed ceramic - is considered almost a religion. Jacqueline España, fascinated by this material since childhood, chose to explore talavera’s potential after completing her chemical engineering studies. “Here, talavera is like a relic, stored away or used as decoration for special occasions. I wanted to carry it with me daily,” says España, who is deeply involved in supporting her community.
Her hand-painted talavera ceramic embellishments and jewelry now adorn ready-to-wear pieces and earrings in the collection. “As a talavera artisan, I am committed to preserving the heritage passed down to me, safeguarding its essence and promoting innovation,”she adds.Araceli Nibra Matadamas, based in Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca - an epicenter of Mexico’s craftsmanship - collaborates with trusted artisans to reinterpret traditional pieces from a contemporary angle.
Working with brass smiths, embroiderers and painters, she decorates jícaras (traditional bowl-like vessels made from dried gourd shells) using paint, embroidery, macramé, and other materials. “I’m inspired by nature, with colors reflecting the seasons, plants, flowers, and even the sky at sunset,” she explains. Nibra and her team have created a series of hand-painted jewelry pieces that reimagine her celebrated jícaras with various natural materials for the collection.
These pieces, created uniquely for the occasion, which can be produced upon special order - are unveiled in conjunction with the ready-to-wear collection, the first to be launched by the brand on a ‘see now, buy now' basis.
