The fashion business got boring. I was working with big companies, but the minute it became too formulaic, I got bored with it. I wanted to do a creative space where I could just make stuff - kind of like… — Maria Cornejo Copy Share Image
I wanted to start something in New York that focused on making products locally and, because I'd just had my second child, didn't want to be traveling halfway across the world anymore. Originally, I wanted to open up a gallery… — 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
