In the most recent issue of The Journal Maria Cornejo talked about her newfound excitement for prints and we are delighted to see so many of them in her Pre-Fall 2009 collection. Judging by her statements in the interview and the appearance of print in her Pre-Fall 2009 collection, we can probably expect some great prints from the Fall 2009 collection. That said, all of those fashion gals who depend on Cornejo for their all-black winter uniform will probably still be in good shape--we doubt the designer will abandon her aesthetic completely.
"For me the collection has actually expanded and as it expands I gain confidence. For the first time, the best-selling thing in the collection was a print. We have never been able to sell print. People always just said to me "Oh Maria, we buy everything in black from you, we buy you for shape, we buy you for volume, we buy you for ideas, we buy Marni for print." So as the collection has gotten bigger and the buyers have gotten broader, it has given me the confidence to be more playful in a way."
-Maria Cornejo in Issue No 24 of The Journal
This past weekend we picked up a copy of The Journal and sat down with a cup of coffee to read about designer Maria Cornejo. Cornejo was an exile from Pinochet's Chile who grew up and made her name in London back in the 1980's. From there she moved to New York and after attempting to keep a low profile with her tiny Nolita boutique she became, deservedly, a high profile designer all over again. Check out our coverage of the Zero + Maria Cornejo Spring 2009 show right here, and, to purchase a copy of the Journal, click here.
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