Neiman Marcus Coral Gables, Wes Gordon, & Carolina Herrera Join Forces to Celebrate the 12th Annual ‘Splendor in the Garden’

Photography by on January 22nd, 2023 in Lifestyle, Nightlife

Miami, FL – January 18, 2023 – Neiman Marcus Coral Gables and special guest Wes Gordon, Creative Director of Carolina Herrera, partnered for an afternoon of fashion and philanthropy at the 12th annual ‘Splendor in the Garden’ luncheon and fashion show at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens. The event, which benefits Fairchild’s school’s science and education programs, included an elegant, seated luncheon and exclusive preview of the Carolina Herrera Spring 2023 collection, presented by Wes Gordon and Neiman Marcus Coral Gables. Each year, leading members of the South Florida community are honored at the event, including this year’s 2022 Fairchild Philanthropy Honorees: Suzy Buckley Woodward, Jenni Coba, Leatrice Damus, Tatiana Teo, and Emily Zubizaretta. “One of my favorite parts of being Creative Director at Carolina Herrera is spending time with our fabulous clients around the world,” said Wes Gordon, Creative Director of Carolina Herrera. “We are thrilled to be in Miami, partnering with Neiman Marcus and Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden on this wonderful event.” A perfect complement to the garden-centric event, the Carolina Herrera Spring 2023 collection is inspired by the romantic depiction of nature and beauty in Wes Gordon’s favorite childhood book, The Secret Garden. The collection is unabashedly romantic and features such details as oversized balloon sleeves with hand-painted tea roses and peonies. Every look evokes a maximalist verve, thanks to matching head-to-toe accessories. Feminine tailoring, bold stripes, and the dominant presence of jet black harmonize effortlessly with a kaleidoscope of floral prints.

Laurie Jennings & Swanee DiMare

Laurie Jennings & Swanee DiMare

Laurie Jennings & Swanee DiMare

Laurie Jennings & Swanee DiMare

Laurie Jennings & Swanee DiMare

Laurie Jennings

Laurie Jennings

Elias Synalovski & Laurie Jennings

Elias Synalovski, Wes Gordon, & Laurie Jennings

Elias Synalovski, Wes Gordon, & Laurie Jennings

Wes Gordon

Swanee DiMare, Wes Gordon, & Frances Sevilla-Sacasa

Wes Gordon & Elias Synalovski

Todd McPherson & Wes Gordon

Jenni Coba, Swanee DiMare, Leatrice Damus, Laurie Jennings, Tatiana Teo, Suzy Buckley Woodward, & Emilie Zubizarreta

Jenni Coba & Laurie Jennings

Jenni Coba

Emilie Zubizarreta

Leatrice Damus

Suzy Buckley Woodward

Tatiana Teo

Swanee DiMare

Tina Carlo, Laurie Jennings, Swanee DiMare, Pearl Baker Katz, Trish Bell, & Ana ViegaMilton

Trish Bell, Suzie Sayfie, Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard, & Jennifer Valoppi

Guerdy Abraira

Jenni Coba & Guerdy Abraira

Laurie Jennings, Swanee DiMare, & Trish Bell

Swanee DiMare & Lydia Touzet

Frances Sevilla-Sacasa & Swanee DiMare

Katharine Rubino & Steven Kravit

Susannah Shubin & Swanee DiMare

Swanee DiMare

Katharine Rubino, Wes Gordon, & Lauren Johnson

Daniele Berland, Marile Lopez, Brett Graff, Mary Bryant McCourt, & Jenni Coba

Ellianed Castro & Alex Hamdan

Wes Gordon & Kim Wood

Alex Hamdan, Wes Gordon, & Ellianed Castro

Alexa Wolman, Tatiana Teo, Wes Gordon, Suzy Buckley Woodward, Anirays Camino, & Lesli Brown

Ani Hernandez, Gioconda Baltodano, Wes Gordon, Amanda Rodríguez, & Carmen Feijoo

Daisy Casuso, Maritere Brolley, & Wes Gordon

Wes Gordon & Daisy Casuso

Alexa Wolman & Elysze Held

Silvia Boschetti, Eilah Beavers, Wes Gordon, & Lydia Touzet

Carrie Ruben, Wes Gordon, & Kathy Adkins

Tina Carlo, Wes Gordon, & Alexa Wolman

Pearl Baker Katz, Wes Gordon, & Christy Martin

Yenin Acevedo, Wes Gordon, & Jenisbel Acevedo

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