Esteban Cortázar is one of the most relevant Colombian designers in the international fashion scene, creating minimalist, artistic and conceptual collections that have delighted millions around the globe, whose garments have ended up in closets as prestigious as Beyoncé’s, Nicole Kidman’s and many Hollywood luminaries.
His career began at a very young age and from that moment on he became the “spoiled child” of the industry, opening a space for him in the big fashion weeks such as Paris and Milan, and being one of the designers with the most projection of the first decade of the 21st century.
For Esteban, remembering those beginnings is a balm for his career and his life, since they were special moments that he still treasures, As he showed on his brand’s official Instagram account, where he posted a video of his first show at New York Fashion Week in 2002, twenty years ago, where she dazzled all the attendees, including such important models as Naomi Campbell.
It was at that precise moment that Esteban established himself as a world-class designer, with a collection where the finishes, the geometry, the impeccable workmanship and a fresh vision of what would be the futuristic fashion of the new millennium put his name on the pages of magazines. as important as the American versions of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
“Hard to believe it’s been 20 years since I took my first bow on the runway in New York in 2002 ✨ Stay tuned for this week’s celebration! More to come soon! ✨ All my love! ❤️ Stephen”were the words of the designer in his publication, which already has more than 600 likes and comments from artists such as Ricky Martin’s husband, Jwan Yosef, who left him three orange hearts in the section, or that of the singer Lido Pimienta, who also left him the same emojis, but red.
Esteban Cortázar, “the child prodigy”
Since Esteban settled in Miami at the age of 14, a personal and artistic mobilization began that quickly permeated the elite of the American city and ended up being a burst of novelty and freshness for those eager for new trends and visions of the world.
This was not free for the little Colombian, since his para is nothing more and nothing less than the painter Valentino Cortázar and his grandfather was the businessman Richard Vaughaninfluences that are seen in Esteban’s designs, who quickly captivated divas like Madonna and Jennifer López, one of the first singers to wear his clothes.
Then, when Esteban was of legal age and had a background in the international fashion scene, he was invited to present his designs at New York Fashion Week, the climax of his beginning, because from that moment his The rise did not stop and he continued to attend, now as an authority in the industry, the rest of the fashion week around the world.
Nevertheless, It was in the 2010s that Esteban returned to his Colombian roots and took his career to other spheres that generated more credibility, when he obtained a space in the prestigious Colette store. Cortázar arrived at a traditional Colombian store, with autochthonous products and other commercials that have accompanied all Colombians for generations, even showing objects representative of our country and enlivening its opening night with J Balvin, who accepted the designer’s invitation to leave Colombia very well positioned in one of the most exclusive showcases in Paris.
Today the designer continues to print his love for the Caribbean and his minimalist look in dynamic and even androgynous designs, which he will soon show with his new collection, now ready to see the light of the sun.
Esteban Cortázar remembers his fashion debut 20 years ago with an emotional video