Daniela Corte & Ricardo Rodriguez

Designer/Creative Director - http://www.danielacorte.com

 

 

 

 

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

DC: Beach and sun.

RR: A day at the beach.
 

What is your greatest fear?

DC: I don’t think about fears really.
RR: Death


What historical figure do you most identify with?

DC: Faustino Sarmiento

RR: None.


Which living person do you most admire?

DC: Tom Ford, he’s done it right.
RR: Madonna


What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

DC: I would love to sleep more.
RR: Multi-tasker


What is the trait you most deplore in others?

DC: Dishonesty

RR: Lack of common sense


What is your greatest extravagance?

DC: My team. It takes a village.

RR: My shoes


What is your favorite journey?

DC: To the beach.

RR: To the beach


What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

DC: Frugality
RR: Purity


On what occasion do you lie?

DC: Shoes
RR: When asked about purity.


What do you dislike most about your appearance?

DC: My legs
RR: My hair (not my haircut!)


Which living person do you most despise?

DC: Sara Palin
RR: George Bush


Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

DC: Babe
RR: Sexy


What I your greatest regret?

DC: I don’t really have regrets.
RR: None


What or who is the greatest love of your life?

DC: My husband, my kids, my friends. I feel very blessed.

RR: My husband


When and where were you happiest?

DC: Punta
RR: With my husband


What talent would you most like to have?

DC: Speak French fluently
RR: Ability to sing


What is your current state of mind?

DC: Countdown
RR: Perfect for me.
 

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

DC: Tall enough to walk the runway.

RR: Taller


If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?

DC: Distance
RR: Have more time to see them.


What do you consider your greatest achievement?

DC: Finding my soul mate
RR: My life.

 
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what do you think it would be?

DC: I would love to fly.
RR: A bunny.


If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?

DC: I have always admired performers.
RR: A bunny.


What is your most treasured possession?

DC: My family
RR: A family painting


What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

DC: Winter 
RR: Not having a home


Where would you like to live?

DC: Boston, I love my life here.
RR: Paris


What is your favorite occupation?

DC: Fashion Designer
RR: Everything I do


What is your most marked characteristic?

DC: Honesty. I can’t fake it.
RR: Directness


What is the quality you like most in a man?

DC: The ability to make someone laugh.

RR: Sweetness


What is the quality you like most in a woman?

DC: Confidence
RR: Kick-assness.


What do you most value in your friends?

DC: For them to be themselves all the time.
RR: Loyalty


Who are your favorite writers?

DC: Hemingway, Norton Juster

RR: García Márquez


Who is your favorite hero of fiction?

DC: Spiderman

RR: Superman


Who are your heroes in real life?

DC: My mom
RR: Everyone trying to do their best


What are your favorite names?

DC: Valentina, Tomas, Natasha and Lucas.
RR: Julian. Mateo, Lucas, Gabriella


What is it that you most dislike?

DC: Garbage
RR: Disorder


How would you like to die?

DC: Sleeping
RR: Happy


What is your motto?

DC: “Stand up straight, concentrate.” and Quiéreme o déjame.”
RR: “Love me or leave me.”


Which era of fashion history do you personally romanticize the most?

DC: The 40’s
RR: Mid-20th century


Which three fashion icons, past or present, would you most want to meet?
DC: McQueen, Ford, and Vionnet

RR: McQueen, Dior, DVF


Who do you think has made the greatest contribution to the art fashion in the past 10 years?
DC: McQueen and Tom Ford

RR: McQueen


Where did you first experience the power of fashion?
DC: Straight from the womb.

RR: My 5th birthday party outfit.


What is your current go-to fashion accessory?

DC: My Tom Binns earrings
RR: Lanvin pin (a gift from Daniela).

 

How many pairs of shoes do you own? 

DC: Not enough

RR: Not enough


Which contemporary designer do you believe will stand the test of time?

DC: Marc Jacobs

RR: McQueen


Which fashion designer do you believe most influences your personal style?

DC: Alaïa
RR: None in particular


How do you weigh in on fashion versus style?

DC: Style

RR: All about style

 

What trend do you regret having followed?

DC: The Alf bang

RR: Loved them all