Cesar Galindo

César Galindo’s career as a visionary and highly sought-after A-list designer, stylist, and entrepreneur is an American tale of impassioned creativity, gritty persistence, and an uncanny flair for beautifully breaking new ground while staying true to the roots of his highly respected creative wisdom.

Over 35 years in the business, Cesar has done and seen it all, from Houston to New York to Paris, Hong Kong, and Milan. His eponymous brand and reputation as a brilliant go-to contract designer, designer, draper, and pattern maker are known worldwide. His rare talent for creating paradigm-shifting designs has shaped iconic brands, including Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein.

His exceptionally keen and unconstrained mind’s eye and his well-learned market savvy have helped establish and grow brands such as L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani, the Kimora Lee Simmons Collection, and the newest launch of Baby Phat. Recently, three Cesar Galindo gowns stunned patrons of Diane Von Furstenberg’s prestigious MET gala, including one for the hostess herself. As a stylist, Cesar has created eye-popping, jaw-dropping red-carpet styles for A-listers, including Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Courteney Cox, and Missy Elliott.

A native of Houston, César was the last of eleven children born to a proud and hard-working Mexican-American family. His family’s butcher business, built from the ground up, served Houston’s Hispanic community. “The love and guidance of 12 parents,” his community, and his experience in the shop instilled within him an unrelenting work ethic, love of people, and pride in Mexican culture that has propelled his career and continues to inform his globally celebrated work today.

Cesar’s mother – a gifted seamstress -- taught him to sew at a young age. Her patient tutelage sparked an interest within him that would soon grow into a bonfire of creative passion. As young Cesar continued to cultivate and expand upon his innate sense of style and creative acumen, he became increasingly certain that a successful career in fashion design was his life’s ambition. His career journey began with a stint designing corsets and period costumes for The Miami City Ballet and The Houston Grand Opera. In the late 1980s, he moved to New York – another pivotal point in the young man’s life. Like his parents, he had the courage and belief to go all-in on his dream.

After persisting through the inevitable struggles of a young designer in New York, Cesar would make his big break in 1993 with a revolutionary kimono dress design. The piece earned the Mexican-American former butcher boy the cover of Elle and a rightful place in the hard-to-crack upper echelon of the hyper-competitive and insular fashion world of the time.

After three highly successful decades as a celebrated style maker, Cesar is driven by an unquenchable desire to leave the industry better than he found – determined to help lessen fashion’s environmental impact while creating new opportunities for the hungry aspiring young designers of today and tomorrow.