Wes Gordon
Wes Gordon (born 1986 or 1987) is an American fashion designer.
Wes Gordon
- Name
- Wes Gordon
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- Education
- Central St.
- Occupation
- Fashion designer
- Born
- 1986 · Chicago.
- Nationality
- United States
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Wes Gordon (born 1986 or 1987) is an American fashion designer.
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Wes Gordon (born 1986) is a fashion designer, of American nationality. The fashion designer was born in Chicago.
Wes Gordon was educated at The Lovett School. The fashion designer worked for Carolina Herrera.
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• Name — Wes Gordon • Birthplace — Chicago, Illinois, U.S. • Education — Central St. Martins in London • Occupation — Fashion designer • Label Name — Wes Gordon. Carolina Herrera Wes Gordon (born 1986 or 1987) is an American fashion designer.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gordon was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended the Lovett School in Atlanta and graduated in 2005. He graduated from Central St. Martins in London in 2009. During his studies, he spent two summers interning with Oscar de la Renta in New York before working part-time at Tom Ford’s London atelier in Chelsea.
Wes Gordon, 2009–18
Wes Gordon, 2009–18
After graduating, Gordon moved to New York's Financial District and launched his own self named line of women's wear the same year. The department stores Harrods and Saks Fifth Avenue stocked his designs, followed by Bergdorf Goodman and Kirna Zabête the following year. Katy Perry, January Jones, Lena Dunham, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all worn his designs.
Carolina Herrera, 2018–present
Carolina Herrera, 2018–present
After having worked as her creative consultant since 2017, he took over from Carolina Herrera as creative director at the eponymous fashion label in 2018.
Personal life
Personal life
Gordon lives with his partner Paul Arnhold in New York's Tribeca area. Since 2014, he has also had a 50-acre farm in Roxbury, Connecticut.
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- 1.Cho, Alina. Boy Meets World: Fashion Designer Wes Gordon. Time. 2013-02-21.
- 2.Lindsay Talbot (17 March 2020), The Designer Who Wore Double-Breasted Suits as a Pre-Schooler T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
- 3.Sandra Bernhard (7 September 2021), Wes Gordon and Sandra Bernhard Interview.
- 4.HuffPost. Wes Gordon: Just Asking. 2011-08-15.
- 5.Tom & Lorenzo Fabulous & Opinionated. Gwyneth Paltrow in Wes Gordon in The Hamptons. 29 July 2014.
- 6.Jo Ellison (13 February 2018), New York legacy projects: Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta AW18 review Financial Times.
- 7.Ruth La Ferla (10 December 2014), Wes Gordon Revives a Fashion Tradition New York Times.
- 8.Ruth La Ferla (10 December 2014), Wes Gordon Revives a Fashion Tradition New York Times.
- 9.Lindsay Talbot (17 March 2020), The Designer Who Wore Double-Breasted Suits as a Pre-Schooler T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
- 10.Naomi Rougeau (11 October 2022), Step Inside Wes Gordon and Paul Arnhold’s Connecticut Farmhouse Elle.
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