the up-and-coming Colombian Cortàzar, who became the new head designer of the Emanuel Ungaro label in 2007 at the tender age of 23, refers in this item to a fabric sample from his first collection for Ungaro, height 21.5 cm
impressed lozenge shield 2008, model no. 69 (Ru) 

ESTEBAN CORTÀZAR, born in Bogota on 17 May 1984, is a Colombian-American fashion designer and one of the youngest designers ever to be represented at New York Fashion Week. Cortàzar is the son of Colombian painter Valentino Cortàzar and former British jazz singer Dominique Vaughan. Todd Oldham became his mentor when he was 13 years old. In 2007, he moved to Paris to run the house of Emanuel Ungaro. In 2012, Natalie Massanet approached him to design a series of capsule collections for Net-A-Porter, which would bring him international recognition. In 2014, he developed a strategy to confirm orders and begin production before runway shows to close the gap. Cortàzar’s style became a cult after his appearances at Paris Fashion Week - a style characterised by smooth, sculptural lines created with ease, grace and fluid movement. Vogue calls him “the most uninhibited designer to appear in Paris.” His collections are sold in over 30 stores worldwide, including Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, Lane Crawford, The Webster, Net-A-Porter and Matches.