# Wes Gordon

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{{short description|American fashion designer}}
{{Infobox fashion designer
| name               = Wes Gordon
| birth_date         = {{birth based on age as of date|26|2013|02|21}}
| birth_place        = [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), U.S.
| education          = [Central St. Martins](/source/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](/source/Fashion_design).<ref name="time">{{cite web|last=Cho |first=Alina |url=https://style.time.com/2013/02/21/boy-meets-world/ |title=Boy Meets World: Fashion Designer Wes Gordon |publisher=Time |date=2013-02-21 |access-date=2013-12-01}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Born in [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), Gordon was raised in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)).<ref name="time"/> He attended the [Lovett School](/source/Lovett_School) in Atlanta and graduated in 2005. He graduated from [Central St. Martins](/source/Central_St._Martins) in London in 2009. During his studies, he spent two summers interning with [Oscar de la Renta](/source/Oscar_de_la_Renta) in New York before working part-time at [Tom Ford](/source/Tom_Ford)’s London atelier in [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea%2C_London).<ref>Lindsay Talbot (17 March 2020), [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/t-magazine/wes-gordon-carolina-herrera-inspiration.html The Designer Who Wore Double-Breasted Suits as a Pre-Schooler] ''[T: The New York Times Style Magazine](/source/T_(magazine))''.</ref>

==Career==
===Wes Gordon, 2009–18===
After graduating, Gordon moved to New York's [Financial District](/source/Financial_District%2C_Manhattan)<ref>[Sandra Bernhard](/source/Sandra_Bernhard) (7 September 2021), [https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/wes-gordon-and-sandra-bernhard-fashion-fatherhood Wes Gordon and Sandra Bernhard] ''[Interview](/source/Interview_(magazine))''.</ref> and launched his own self named line of women's wear the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wes-gordon-just-asking_n_921772 |title=Wes Gordon: Just Asking |publisher=HuffPost |date=2011-08-15 |access-date=2021-11-19}}</ref> The department stores [Harrods](/source/Harrods) and [Saks Fifth Avenue](/source/Saks_Fifth_Avenue) stocked his designs, followed by [Bergdorf Goodman](/source/Bergdorf_Goodman) and Kirna Zabête the following year. [Katy Perry](/source/Katy_Perry), [January Jones](/source/January_Jones), [Lena Dunham](/source/Lena_Dunham), and [Gwyneth Paltrow](/source/Gwyneth_Paltrow) have all worn his designs.<ref name="time"/><ref name="tomandlorenzo">{{cite web|url=http://tomandlorenzo.com/2014/07/gwyneth-paltrow-in-wes-gordon-in-the-hamptons/|title=Gwyneth Paltrow in Wes Gordon in The Hamptons|date=29 July 2014 |publisher=Tom & Lorenzo Fabulous & Opinionated|access-date=2015-09-22}}</ref>

===Carolina Herrera, 2018–present===
After having worked as her creative consultant since 2017, he took over from [Carolina Herrera](/source/Carolina_Herrera) as creative director at the eponymous fashion label in 2018.<ref>Jo Ellison (13 February 2018), [https://www.ft.com/content/a6507a6e-10bc-11e8-940e-08320fc2a277 New York legacy projects: Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta AW18 review] ''[Financial Times](/source/Financial_Times)''.</ref>

==Personal life==
Gordon lives with his partner Paul Arnhold in New York's [Tribeca](/source/Tribeca) area.<ref>Ruth La Ferla (10 December 2014), [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/style/wes-gordon-revives-a-fashion-tradition.html Wes Gordon Revives a Fashion Tradition] ''[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)''.</ref> Since 2014, he has also had a 50-acre farm in [Roxbury, Connecticut](/source/Roxbury%2C_Connecticut).<ref>Ruth La Ferla (10 December 2014), [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/style/wes-gordon-revives-a-fashion-tradition.html Wes Gordon Revives a Fashion Tradition] ''[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)''.</ref><ref>Lindsay Talbot (17 March 2020), [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/t-magazine/wes-gordon-carolina-herrera-inspiration.html The Designer Who Wore Double-Breasted Suits as a Pre-Schooler] ''[T: The New York Times Style Magazine](/source/T_(magazine))''.</ref><ref>Naomi Rougeau (11 October 2022), [https://www.elle.com/culture/travel-food/a41585357/wes-gordon-paul-arnhold-connecticut-farmhouse/ Step Inside Wes Gordon and Paul Arnhold’s Connecticut Farmhouse] ''[Elle](/source/Elle_(magazine))''.</ref>

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