Christian Cota
Christian Cota is a Mexican fashion designer.
Background
Cota was born in Mexico City in 1983. He studied painting in Paris before moving to New York.[1] While there, he attended Parsons School of Design and graduated in 2005 with a BA in Fine Arts, specializing in hand embroideries.[1] When he finished school, he started work as an assistant to the fashion designer Angel Sanchez.[1]
Christian Cota launched his first collection in September 2007. Style.com named Cota one of their “Ten Newcomers to Watch” in 2007.[citation needed] The success of his next two shows, FW 2008 and SS 2009, garnered him the Fashion Group International’s Women’s Ready to Wear Rising Star Award in January 2009.[citation needed] Cota was a finalist with seven others in the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue fashion fund in July 2010.[2]