Maria Cornejo And The Balancing Scale Of Family And a Career In Fashion

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 Huffington Post writer, Natalia Brezenski interviewed designer Maria Cornejo about her career in the world of fashion, modern women and, aging in this industry. In a world where women are expected to balance career and family fearlessly like its second nature it was nice to read an interview from a female designer with children that really gives an honest looks about about balancing the two.

Natalia Brzezinski: As a successful businesswoman, what do you think of the status of women today?


Maria Cornejo: I think we really shot ourselves in the foot by overdosing with the women's liberation movement. Now we're expected to juggle it all and be everything to everybody and that's the problem. Women have become these super-duper Amazons but there's something to be said for admitting we can't do everything.


I had a big meltdown with my boys at home and said I know you think I'm superwoman and I can do everything, but I can't! Sometimes you just have to admit defeat and let go of perfection.


What's the missing link?


Career is one thing, but you also have to have a life. Women are out there multi-tasking and guilt-tripping, and my husband, for example, works from home, does yoga, and when I come home exhausted will make me dinner.


I don't think there is an ideal of womanhood anymore. It's become a lot more real now and people are embodying their dreams.


In addition to having a fabulous husband, how do you balance work and family?


It's about trying to be present wherever. I don't have a Blackberry and my husband is totally against checking email at home. We don't have phones at the dinner table. But it's a struggle. One day, I'm feeling like I'm not devoting enough energy to everybody at the office or at home, constantly guilty that I'm not quite managing it. Another day you just stop beating yourself up and you go well you can only do what you can.
designers like to have uniform look throughout the show, but we like women to have their own look not a cookie-cutter image. It's much more interesting

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