Press – Samanta’s Platform

March 13, 2014 - Sustainability Forum Glocal: Exintex In Puebla Mexico.

Textile production come back to the Americas

September 1-3, 2014- Dimensional workshop combining several technologies to motivate the creative minds.

Iberoamericana de Puebla México Arte, Diseño y Arquitectura Departamento de Textil

March 7, 2014 – DC Fashion Foundation The Cultural Couture panel at the Ronald Reagan building

May 24, 2012 – Speaker at Fashion Law Boot Camp, a summer intensive program for law students, lawyers and industry professionals by the Fashion Law Institute of Fordham Law School

2007 to Present- The world’s premier fabric and trends show.

May 1, 2007- Feature speaker along with Danny Glover, Actor and Activist, Bud Kondheim, CEO of Nicole Miller, and several high level NYC government officials at Fashioning The American Dream, a rally to support immigrant garment workers.

“Expert Weigh In” September/October 20115, Pages 12, 19

One Woman’s Impossible Mission to Save New York’s Garment District

By Madeleine Cummings September, 2014

“Bold Steps” Cover Story September/October 2013, Pages 56

Was Bryant Park a Better Location? New York Times, September 5, 2012

Garment District Designer Uses Computers to Create 21st-Century Patterns April 2, 2012 9:09am | By Mathew Katz

Fashion Design Concepts; a fresh approach by Tiffany-Ouyang March 27 2012By Madeleine Cummings September, 2014

“The Maschine Isue” Cover Embroidery Febuary 2012, Pages 56

“Glam” Cover Page/Story September/October 2011, Pages 46

Garment District struggles to find a way forward Posted on August 20th, 2011 by Brett Essler

The Art of Textile Embellishment; a Visit with Fashion Design Concepts in NYC

Posted by: Nicole Giordano

A Meeting Of Minds At Community Board 5 – And A Bit Of History March 23, 2011

Mujer Vanidades Posted on March, 2010

Nanette Lepore, Fern Mallis, Samanta Cortes Lead Fight to Save New York’s Garment District

October 21, 2009 by Women's Voices For Change

First Ladies of Fashion By Shane Dale September/October 2009

NY garment district battling for survival By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK Sun Sep 13, 2009

The fashion industry is falling apart at the seams as rising prices and neighborhood rezoning erode New York's Garment District.

By Carla Usher April 29th, 2009

Fashion Crises in the city by Garett Sloane February 9 2009

Can the Garment Center Be Saved? September 8, 2008

By Rosemary Feitelberg with contributions from Marc Karimzadeh, Jessica Iredale

Pins and Needles By JENNIFER BLEYER: December 2, 2007

Textile & Trade Report By Court Williams August 14, 2007

Garment district rezoning stalled By Elisabeth Butler Cordova August 12, 2007

Garment Group Pins Hope to New Initiative By Rosemary Feitelberg July 18, 2007