Esteban Cortazar
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Esteban Cortázar is a noted fashion designer. He was born in Bogotá
, Colombia
and grew up in Miami, Florida
. Cortázar is the youngest designer to have shown at Miami International Fashion Week, where he decided for a talent show to host a fashion show.
He wanted to "do nothing but sketch dresses and fashion all day".
The child of jazz signer Dominique Vaughan and artist Valentino Cortázar, Esteban got his start in the fashion industry at 13 years of age when he showed sketches to Todd Oldham
, a mentor he found under his apartment at Miami's News Café. While in New York
for an Oldham
show, Cortázar introduced himself to Bloomingdale's
Director of Fashion Kal Ruttenstein, and soon afterward gave Ruttenstein a private showing.
Cortázar studied fashion design at Design & Architecture Senior High in Miami's Design District, graduating in 2004.
Cortázar appeared in an episode of Top Chef
on Bravo for the 2007 season.
In December 2007, Cortázar was appointed the position of Head Designer at Emanuel Ungaro
where he worked until he was fired in 2009, after refusing to work with Lindsay Lohan
. Lohan was appointed Artistic Director and Cortázar was replaced by Estrella Archs
as the Head Designer at Ungaro.
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and grew up in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. Cortázar is the youngest designer to have shown at Miami International Fashion Week, where he decided for a talent show to host a fashion show.
He wanted to "do nothing but sketch dresses and fashion all day".
The child of jazz signer Dominique Vaughan and artist Valentino Cortázar, Esteban got his start in the fashion industry at 13 years of age when he showed sketches to Todd Oldham
Todd Oldham
Todd Oldham is an American-born designer and president of L-7 Designs Inc. His fun, lighthearted approach to fashion and style has become known to millions through his fashion lines, interior designs, books and by appearing in television shows...
, a mentor he found under his apartment at Miami's News Café. While in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
for an Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
show, Cortázar introduced himself to Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is an American department store owned by Macy's, Inc. .Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side...
Director of Fashion Kal Ruttenstein, and soon afterward gave Ruttenstein a private showing.
Cortázar studied fashion design at Design & Architecture Senior High in Miami's Design District, graduating in 2004.
Cortázar appeared in an episode of Top Chef
Top Chef
Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants...
on Bravo for the 2007 season.
In December 2007, Cortázar was appointed the position of Head Designer at Emanuel Ungaro
Emanuel Ungaro
Emanuel Ungaro is a French fashion designer.-Early life:Ungaro's Italian father fled to France from Francavilla Fontana of Brindisi province because of the fascist uprising in Italy...
where he worked until he was fired in 2009, after refusing to work with Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
. Lohan was appointed Artistic Director and Cortázar was replaced by Estrella Archs
Estrella Archs
Estrella Archs is a Spanish fashion designer.She has lived in Paris, Florence, and Milan and has worked for well known fashion houses .Estrella Archs launched her own line in 2007 and debut it at Paris’s Fashion Week where she has since unveiled all of her collections.Archs has worked for Hussein...
as the Head Designer at Ungaro.