NEXT STOP LITTLE WEST 12TH: While numerous designers are switching cities and schedules for a change of pace instead of another round at New York Fashion Week, Carolina Herrera will be switching things up by staging her show downtown.
After three consecutive seasons at the Frick Collection on the Upper East Side, the designer will present her fall collection at 10 a.m. on Feb. 13 in the Meatpacking District. In lieu of the serene Fifth Avenue museum that was once what industrialist and financier Henry Clay Frick called home, the company has decided on a considerably more unfinished space at 25 Little West 12th Street. The move is meant to relay “the essence of uptown-meets-downtown attitude,” by being situated in a neighborhood steeped with New York history. Herrera said Tuesday, “I love New York and discovering unexpected hidden treasures and as soon as I walked into the space I thought it was perfect!”
Using the Meatpacking District address for next month’s show could be a sure sign of a new era at Carolina Herrera Ltd. Following the exit of Francois Kress as chief executive officer earlier this month, Emilie Rubinfeld was promoted to president and Lauren Astry Sorensen took on the role
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