When people wear our Bolivian knits and see who knitted them, they are excited because they know they are supporting this women's… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
I got fired from my first job in a store when I was a student because I kept wearing my own things,… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
My parents, they were both Socialists; they were young - 30, 31. They were both successful career people. They had been teachers,… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
Knowledge creates the demand. The more people know about it, the more people will be interested and demand for things to be… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
I think information is key and at the end of the day it doesn't matter if it's sustainable or not to a… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
People aren't buying blindly anymore, they want transparency. They want to know informed about where their clothes were made. I think that's… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
It would be great if everybody got a conscience. If we started to take more responsibility for the pollution in the world… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
Guys are not good under pressure. They're just not good at multitasking, but on that note, we should be a bit less good at… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
As a kid, I always used to make clothes. My grandmother made everything with me - she taught me how to knit. — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
If you feel good about your clothes, you get excited. And I want women to feel good when they're wearing my clothes - not… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
For us, every day is Earth Day. It's like with Women's Day recently, I said, "Every day is women's day - we're women!" It's… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
My aunt made stuff; my mom was creative, so I was surrounded by that. When I moved to England, it was '75, and everything… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
Before I started my company in 1998, I worked for big companies traveling a lot and saw firsthand how much waste there was. I… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
Normally I sleep in until 7, and most days, I go right into the office. On Tuesdays, though, I stay home and do work.… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Chelsea Handler, Tilda Swinton, and Sofia Coppola are other clients. They're all risk takers but never look like they're in costume. — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
I did go to fashion college, where I was a little punky, a little Bow Wow Wow. I wore red eyeliner. At the time,… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
The idea was to have something wearable that fit with my reality, which was being a mom with two young kids and not always… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
I'm not one for conventional wisdom. I founded my label in 1998, but after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, my Japanese backers pulled out, and… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
