12 Facts About Isabel Toledo

Isabel Toledo was widely recognized in the fashion industry for her attention to craftsmanship and the "sophisticated simplicity" of her garments.

Isabel Toledo left Parsons in 1979, then graduated to become an intern under Diana Vreeland at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Isabel Toledo died from breast cancer at a hospital in Manhattan on August 26,2019.

Isabel Toledo presented her first collection in 1984 at Danceteria, with the help of her friend Joey Arias, who organized the events, and became an official participant in New York Fashion Week in 1985.

Isabel Toledo's work was being sold by Barneys New York, Colette in Paris, and Joyce Boutique in Hong Kong.

Isabel Toledo's work became influential in the world of design.

Isabel Toledo was named creative director of Anne Klein in 2006 after more than twenty years of working solely under her own name, and this allowed her work to reach a wider public.

Isabel Toledo made her debut with Anne Klein at New York Fashion Week in February 2007.

Isabel Toledo was the recipient of an Otis Critics' award named for her at the Los Angeles-based Otis College of Art and Design.

On September 3,2008, Isabel Toledo was presented with the third annual Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion from the Museum at FIT in New York's Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center.

Isabel Toledo was introduced to Toledo's work through Ikram, a store in Chicago, Illinois, founded by Ikram Goldman.

Isabel Toledo designed a lemongrass yellow, wool, and lace shift dress with matching overcoat, which the First Lady selected to wear at the first inauguration of Barack Obama, on January 20,2009.