Background
Cota was born in Mexico City in 1983.
Cota was born in Mexico City in 1983.
He studied painting in Paris before moving to New New York While there, he attended Parsons School of Design and graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor in Fine Arts, specializing in hand embroideries.
When he finished school, he started work as an assistant to the fashion designer Angel Sanchez. Christian Cota launched his first collection in September 2007. Style.com named Cota one of their “Ten Newcomers to Watch” in 2007.
Cota was a finalist with seven others in the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue fashion fund in July 2010.
