From Plaza Mayor to Hotel Bomba: Inside Carolina Herrera’s Big Night With Vittoria Ceretti, Tokischa, and More

After a 450-meter pink runway unfurled in Plaza Mayor—blending Spain’s Golden Age with the 1980s Móvida—guests decamped to the Real Casino de Madrid, rebadged for the night to fête the brand’s new fragrance, La Bomba.

Carolina Herrera turned Madrid into a moveable feast. Just as the sun set, Wes Gordon staged the spring 2026 show in the 16th-century Plaza Mayor on a 450-meter runway rendered in Carolina Herrera pink, a visual overture to a collection that spliced Spain’s Golden Age with the rebellious verve of the 1980s Móvida. The mood on the catwalk was grand and youthful at once—think a “right out of the Prado” opening ballgown; ankle-length “Meninas” volume; toreador-tinged pedal pushers (including all-over beaded pairs with corseted tops); and those house-signature florals zeroed in on roses, carnations, and violets. Local craft and collaboration underpinned it all, from Casa Seseña capes and Levens glass to Andres Gallardo ceramic blooms, plus special pieces by Sybilla and Palomo Spain. Pedro Almodóvar watched on; more than a few looks read “very Penélope,” as in Cruz.

Afterward, the crowd made the short stroll to the Real Casino de Madrid—rechristened “Hotel Bomba” in honor of La Bomba, the brand’s latest fragrance—for a decidedly 2025 good time. Inside the 19th-century landmark, Vittoria Ceretti—the face of La Bomba—joined Esther Cañadas, Becky G, Sofia Carson, and Alisha Boe for Spanish bites and themed cocktails while sets from Naguiyami and Fifi John Talabot kept the tempo high. The capper: a late-night performance by Dominican rapper Tokischa that had the marble halls shaking until the wee hours. A fitting finale to a night when Herrera’s romance with Spain—its art, its attitude, its after-dark energy—was impossible to miss.