Esteban Cort�zar is a noted fashion designer. He was born in Bogot�, Colombia and grew up in Miami, Florida. Cort�zar is the youngest designer to have shown at Miami International Fashion Week, where he decided for a talent show to host a fashion show. He wanted to "do nothing but sketch dresses and fashion all day". The child of jazz singer Dominique Vaughan and artist Valentino Cort�zar, Esteban got his start in the fashion industry at 13 years of age when he showed sketches to Todd Oldham, a mentor he found under his apartment at Miami's News Caf�. While in New York for an Oldham show, Cort�zar introduced himself to Bloomingdale's Director of Fashion Kal Ruttenstein, and soon afterward gave Ruttenstein a private showing. Cort�zar studied fashion design at Design & Architecture Senior High in Miami's Design District, graduating in 2004. Cort�zar appeared in an episode of Top Chef on Bravo for the 2007 season. In December 2007, Cort�zar was appointed Head Designer at Emanuel Ungaro where he worked until he was fired in 2009, after refusing to work with Lindsay Lohan. 

May 17th, 1984 in Bogotá (Age 39)