Carolina Herrera is owned by Puig (Spain, BME: PUIG), which acquired the brand in 1995.[1][2] Carolina Herrera was founded in 1980 in New York and was independent until 1995.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Carolina Herrera was founded in New York in 1980 by the Venezuelan designer, and its Good Girl fragrance, sold in a stiletto-shaped bottle, is among the largest women's fragrance launches of the last decade. Puig acquired the house in 1995.
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Puig acquired the Carolina Herrera house, founded in New York in 1980 by a Venezuelan designer who had dressed Jacqueline Onassis. Puig had already been making its fragrances under licence, and buying the house outright is the pattern the Spanish family group has followed repeatedly. Only the year is documented here.
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The parent company of Carolina Herrera is Puig, a publicly listed company headquartered in Spain.
Carolina Herrera originated in the United States in 1980, but it is owned today by Puig, which is headquartered in Spain. So Carolina Herrera is an American-origin brand under Spanish ownership.
Puig completed its acquisition of Carolina Herrera in 1995, after announcing the deal in 1995. The price was not disclosed.
Carolina Herrera was an independent company from its founding in 1980 in New York until Puig acquired it in 1995.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Carolina Herrera is still owned by Puig. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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