The Fashion Designer Carolina Hai La La Restaurant Is Well Known.

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< p > August, < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > New York < /a > became an empty city. The upper class in the city did not go to the private beach of Hampton (Hamptons) or to the undulating wilderness of Connecticut (Connecticut).

It can be seen that its name is on the door, and it is hard to see its people at home - of course, except for fashion people, because the annual a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > New York fashion week < /a > (New York Fashion Week) opens in September 6th.

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< p > "Oh, I return to New York every August." the designer said "a href=" http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp "Carolina Hai La La < /a" (Carolina Herrera) with a smile.

Her company's annual sales volume has reached more than a billion dollars, and she designs clothes for those who run around, including the new ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy (Caroline Kennedy).

Kennedy is also a frequent summer vacationer in Martha Martha Vineyard, s.

"This is the price of doing this job, but I really like this line, wherever I want to go, there is no limit to rules and regulations."

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< p > we have no restrictions on the a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" at St. Bruce's Restaurant (Sant Ambroeus).

Bruce is an Italian Italian restaurant located in the famous residential area of West Village, Manhattan, New York.

The trees are shaded by trees, luxurious houses of red sandstone, and pear trees full of white flowers.

In fact, it's so empty now that I can't help wondering why I chose to meet here.

Designer Carolina Hai La La, who works with celebrities all day, his office is located in the golden section of the fashion district of New York. But he goes far to the city center to keep the appointment. What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd? Is he trying to increase influence? Famous designers always seem to want to add influence.

Or is it an ideal location to explore new stores? Or, like Greta Garbo, she likes to be quiet and alone. (Andy Warhol (1979 Andy Warhol) created a screen print work for Herrera in 1979, and she was well known since then.

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< p > "my daughter" a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > Patricia < /a > (Patricia) lives nearby, "when I asked Herrera why she chose to meet here, she said so.

"We often come here. I hope you like it too. I think there's a sense of warmth in this place."

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Mrs. P created her own fashion empire by virtue of the idea that she wanted to share her bright lifestyle with a rich, well-educated, international view and prudent manner, and that she was the embodiment of all this.

The name Carolina Hai La La is more familiar with is Mrs. ellera. This is due to her respect for her real age (she is 73 years old), and also because of her peculiar old style and graceful manner.

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When she went to the meeting, her upper body was dressed in an abstract style of beige and Black Dahlia decorated with a green jacket (selected from her own autumn and winter clothing series), and then matched with a proper scarf, a black skirt and a pair of big Pearl Pendant pendants. The golden short hair was combed with P, and it seemed imposing.

In fact, her fashion image is always perfect. That's why she won the International Best Dressed List many times.

In 1980, he won the hall of fame and was named the most dressed woman ever dressed in Vanity Fair in 2011.

She herself is the best model of her own fashion. The bright style white shirt with the taffeta matted skirt has become a fashion classic. Many generations have been obsessed with the custom-made Petticoat Dress and skirt.

This constant and meticulous image is brilliant, and appears to be very aggressive in front of my fashion editor. It is easy to understand the strong sympathy of other women. Most of them say, "I want to dress up as her."

She was therefore full of money.

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In fact, P herself is not willing to describe herself like this.

I would like to reply to such a questioner: "I am just making clothes. I am interested in beautiful things and make women more beautiful."

Such an answer seems to be watertight, especially by saying "just making clothes".

Born in Caracas, Hai La La has also become a symbol of a series of modern fashion elements.

Not only did she show the entrepreneurial ability of women (she was 41 years old when she started her business, and in the view of Sheryl Sandberg), before her success in the clothing industry, she has already made "remarkable achievements" in this industry, showing the increasing influence of Latin American emerging fashion market, and marking the rise of the social designer who designs clothes for celebrities.

But after sober consideration, she found that her answer was also full of personality.

Another way to explain her character is that although she has been invited many times as a judge of the reality TV show "a href=" http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp "/a" (Project Runway), she has refused to take part in it.

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< p > "those TV programs adapted from real stories," she said, shaking her head at the waiter who poured the soda for me, and then whispered, "give me a still water" - "Mob wives", such as Mob wives, all about herself: who wants this way of life?

I'm sure that's what she intends to do, hoping that she will someday become a Weight Watchers.

She turned over her eyes and asked, "what's the most boring topic?" before she could speak, she blurted out, "I said to you," that's to talk about herself! "< /p >

The opening remarks of "P" are so ridiculing that they seem to be guilty.

But she was well educated because she replied, "a person's life is to get married, to have children, to receive good education and to be cautious."

Or she later said, "I am considered to be a brand spokesperson, but I think I am an ordinary person."

After ordering the dish (she ordered spaghetti, and I ordered salmon Tata and artichoke salad), I decided to turn to the political topic -- Nicolas Maduro, who was elected by Venezuelan President by a narrow margin in April this year. I think this topic seems to be unbiased. So she asked her if she voted? {page_break} < /p >

< p > "I voted, of course," said Herrera.

"I attend every time.

But I voted in New York.

I voted for Enrique Capri Les (Henrique Capriles).

Venezuela needs change.

If everything goes well, I will say it's okay to elect anyone. But now the economy is having big problems. The opposition candidate Capri Les is young and promising. He doesn't choose whom he chooses. "She often returns to Caracas. The last time she came back to China was to attend her grandson's wedding in November.

But she also said, "I try not to talk about politics, because my daughter and granddaughter are still living in Venezuela.

Venezuela is a beautiful country, but there are dangers at all times. I don't want to see anything wrong. "

This leads me to the political topic "aborted halfway".

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< p > living in Caracas is her eldest daughter < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > Mercedes < /a > (Mercedes).

Herrera and her current husband, Vanity Fair magazine editor Reinaldo Herrera (Reinaldo Herrera) have two daughters, Patricia and Xiao Carolina.

The other two daughters, Mercedes and Anna Louisa (Ana Louisa), were born with their first husband, the landlord Guillermo (Guillermo Behrens-Tello). When they married, she was only 18 years old and divorced at the age of 24.

Carolina currently works for the perfume company under the name of Hai La La, while Patricia specializes in the clothing industry.

"There are a lot of benefits," Herrera said.

"Any problem, they will tell me at any time," no doubt, her two daughters have great credit for brand promotion, so that the clothing she designs is more in line with the aesthetic taste of young people.

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When p was younger, the family of the Lera family often traveled to Europe and America.

She had noble blood, her father was an air force officer, and once served as governor of Caracas.

Her circle of communication with Reinaldo is all over the world.

One day, when she talked with her girlfriends, Diana Diana Vreeland, editor in chief of the American Vogue magazine, she mentioned that she was thinking of creating a textile brand.

"The idea is not new," he said. "If I do, I'll go into the fashion world."

Herrera is still fresh in this regard.

At that time, all her clothing expertise was confined to his Emilio Pucci store in Caracas for only six months after her divorce.

But de Armas's sincere advice touched her deeply. Soon after, she met Armando de Armas, the largest magazine publisher in Latin America, at a cocktail party.

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In 1981, she founded the fashion company of the same name in New York. Since then, the company headquarters has been staying in New York for P.

She said she thought she was still Venezuelan, but she regarded herself as an American designer.

"New York is the capital of the world," she said.

"If we can start a business here, it will be smooth in the world."

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< p > I said to her, "Oh, isn't that the lyrics of Frank Sinatra"? At this point, our orders are served.

But New York is not the most important fashion city.

I asked her: didn't you ever think that if you start a business in Europe, you don't have a reputation for it? "I don't know why," she replied. "This is ridiculous. I mean, all European designers want to open up the US market.

So why should we go far? "I really can not accept this idea."

Her first personal fashion show was held at Metropolitan Club in New York.

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< p > "I think the idea at that time was to launch a series, and let everything go its own way," she said, pointing to her spaghetti.

"Then consumers buy, and we keep on trying."

In 1986, they launched the low price CH series perfume. In 1987, Puig, the Spanish perfume and fashion family business, launched the perfume she designed.

In 1995, beg invested in the company owned by de Armas and became a partner of the company.

"We share common values," she said.

Today, there are 95 Carolina stores and 400 fashion outlets.

She designs clothes for Jacqueline Onassis (Jacqueline Onassis) and George W. Bush Lara (Laura Bush), and also designs wedding dress for Twilight four: Dawn (above) (Breaking Dawn Part 1, Twilight).

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< p > with Brazil and Mexico becoming increasingly important luxury sales markets and their reputation in the Spanish speaking world, Herrera is confident of the company's rapid development prospects.

Last year, she opened new stores in 10 countries including Bulgaria, Indonesia, Panama, Paraguay and Uzbek.

In May this year, she joined the Singapore Fashion Week (Singapore Fashion Week) as a guest star to celebrate her first store in the country.

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< p > although she is part of the fashion designer of the fashion head wave, their training and qualification mainly lie in the ability to wear personalized fashion and know the market well. (such designers also have < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp" > "delbeth /a" (Jacqueline de Ribes) and Marie McFadden (Mary McFadden) -- but she is still the only surviving person whose career is still thriving.

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< p > "I will not completely pform the" Hai Lai La men shop "so that fans of their brands will be confused.

She said.

"I carry charm and consistent ideas."

Nevertheless, she also understands the doubts that come with the fashion industry, which often pay the price.

She said that when she first launched her brand, she told her designer friend STONE (Halston, the late) to come up with their own plans, and the other side said, "are you crazy?" she shared the feelings of those who went into the fashion world but made a lot of trouble with the non class designers (Tory Burch), Be Victoria (Victoria Beckham), and Olsen the (the Olsen twins). She knew all the difficulties and obstacles faced by these people.

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< p > "the problem is that nowadays everyone is a designer," she said.

"Successful singers and tennis stars have all turned themselves into designers! Everyone is very good at fashion and can be critical.

Even my driver knows something about it.

But if we really want to succeed, we must have a unique vision, which is of vital importance - much more important than the class education in Colleges and universities.

Designers should have a unique vision of proportion, texture and color.

This is why I am not angry when someone talks about Vitoria and says that there must be someone else who designs a sword for her.

If you do not experience it, you can not jump to conclusions.

Vitoria has her own vision, which is based on her own experience.

Although she could not handle all the fashion sketches and cut all her own fabrics, she was deeply involved in determining the themes of every fashion season and how to interpret them.

However, she never pretended that everything was her own experience.

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< p > Yes, she warned the younger generation of peers: "do not arrange everything, do business and invite others."

I asked her if she had read Sheryl Sandberg's works.

She said she hadn't read it, but she said she was interested in it.

When I asked her if she felt that women could have everything, she replied, "yes - but not at the same time."

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< p > however, I say that she keeps the family and career in good order.

Hai Lai Lai said that at the beginning of her own business, her daughter went to full-time schools, and the fashion industry itself was still developing slowly and easily manipulated.

"Can I take both sides?" I asked.

"I really don't know. Maybe I can't do that."

She said her husband fully supported himself, but not like a new man.

She could not help laughing when asked her husband if he could help with the housework.

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"P," "Oh, he doesn't do it," she said, but later added that he did not want him to do so: "I think women do housework with great pleasure, and women naturally like to do housework."

Herrera's husband's greatest contribution was not to support her mentally, but to "take her daughter away, and the three of them take a spring break, so that I can work wholeheartedly", she said.

Spring holidays in New York often coincide with the autumn and winter fashion week.

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< p > I asked her the secret of doing all this, and she replied, "excellent staff."

Rather than being a spokeswoman for feminism, she would rather be a political activist for her country's Venezuela.

But this does not mean that she does not value her role as fashion spokesperson.

Then a nearby diner came over and asked, "excuse me, are you a designer?"

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< p > "does this happen often?" after her fans left, the waiter came to clear the table, I asked her.

He admitted that this is a common occurrence.

"I am in a good mood," she said.

"Why not? It shows that we have done well."

We both avoided sweet food and turned to coffee. When the coffee came up, the shop gave away a small dish of dessert.

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P maybe she likes her fans, but she doesn't like the way behind the fashion show. When reporters chat up, they are asked to comment on the essence of design. When they offer kisses, the editor in chief of fashion magazines compliments them as "talented designers."

"Where does your design come from?" is the worst problem in Putian, "Herrera said.

Those compliments, Reinaldo often said to me, "what else can they say - I don't like your design?" they had to flatter.

But that means you should not believe this. "

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< p > it's time to pay the bill, but the waiter said with a smile, "today is an exemption."

Obviously, he is very proud - the restaurant is very generous to the famous fashion designers.

But they obviously do not know the rules of our Financial Times interview for meals. I explain this.

The waiter seemed to be at a loss.

A manager named Todd came over. He shook hands with Hai La La, and he introduced me to him.

Todd said that the Ministry of communications had said that the meal was counted in the restaurant.

I replied, "thank you, but I have to pay the bill."

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< p > "she must pay the bill! She is a newspaper practitioner." < a href= "http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp >" Hai La La < /a ", in a reproach tone.

Todd finally had to agree and then left us.

"The problem is: the shop wants to avoid it," he said with a smile. "When the bill is paid, the diners go to the bathroom at once."

She mainly wants to make a joke.

But we both know that no matter how careful you are, there will always be a time when you are too busy.

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