Maria Cornejo
Maria Cornejo | |
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Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Ravensbourne College |
Occupation | Fashion designer |
Label | Zero + Maria Cornejo |
Spouse | |
Children | 2[1] |
Awards | 2006 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award 2018 Fashion Group International Sustainability Award 2023 Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award |
Maria Cornejo is a Chilean-born
Life and career
Cornejo was born in
In 1996, Cornejo and her family moved to New York City. Two years later, in 1998, she opened a store called Zero which she converted from a garage space on Mott Street; the store was later renamed Zero + Maria Cornejo.[1]
Clients
Cornejo's clients include Michelle Obama, Tilda Swinton, Christy Turlington and Cindy Sherman.[4]
Honors
Cornejo was the Fashion Prize winner of the 2006 Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards after being selected as a finalist in 2005.[5] Cornejo has been a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) since 2003 and an original member of the CFDA Sustainability Committee. In 2010, Cornejo won the first CFDA Lexus Eco Fashion Challenge and in 2017 was awarded one of the top three prizes in the CFDA + Lexus Fashion* Initiative, a 17-month long business development program aimed at accomplishing measurable sustainability changes within the business. In 2018, Cornejo was honored with the Fashion Group International’s Sustainability Award at their Night of the Stars Gala in New York City. In 2019, Cornejo was appointed to the CFDA board of directors by the new chairman, Tom Ford.[6] In 2023, she received the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award from the CFDA.[7]
References
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- ^ a b c d Garcia, Laia (11 March 2016). "The Lenny Interview: Maria Cornejo". Lenny Letter. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Ginsberg, Merle (19 June 2012). "Designer Maria Cornejo on Her New Show With Artist Alice Waese and Wearing Her Own Designs (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d Livingstone, David (28 March 2012). "Fashion: Michelle Obama, Holt Renfrew among designer Maria Cornejo's big fans". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ Huffington Post. Archivedfrom the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
- ^ Jackson, Jame (4 September 2019). "The CFDA Just Appointed Four New Faces To Their Board, And They Are All People Of Color". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Lockwood, Lisa (7 November 2023). "Khaite's Catherine Holstein Wins American Womenswear Designer of the Year at 2023 CFDA Fashion Awards". Women's Wear Daily. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.