Everyone wants to be a designer.

Christian Cota

Categorized in : Everyone Wants Designer

I wanted to paint with shadows and capture what light would look like in clothes.

shadows look clothes light

My mother and grandmother... they were my first muses. The way they dressed and carried themselves was an education in elegance. They defined the word.

elegance mother education way

I design for a feminine woman who appreciates art a lot, either as a profession or as a hobby.

hobby woman design art

When you are alone, you need to take many decisions, and you can make mistakes.

mistakes alone need you

I'm a heel man. There's no doubt about that. I've always done heels for my shows, ever since the first in 2008.

man always done doubt

Usually all I care about is how elegant or over-the-top the pieces are, it's nice to really get to understand what the customer wants and needs as opposed to just focusing on the aesthetic.

understand aesthetic care nice

I just want women to feel beautiful.

feel women want beautiful

When I was a kid, I loved figure skating. But in Mexico, they kind of push you toward hockey.

loved push you hockey

I love presentations more than fashion shows. I love speaking to people and walking them through the collection.

fashion walking love people

For me, it's very interesting to take one object and really dissect it to as many layers as possible.

possible take me interesting