Peruvian American designer, Nora del Busto was born and raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Nora received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan and then received her Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. After working as an attorney for a few years, Nora decided to explore her creative side. 

She enrolled at the International Academy of Design and Technology in 2005 and graduated three years later. While in school, Nora received numerous scholarships and awards including Fashion Group International scholarship, Chicago Fashion Foundation scholarship, Richard Driehaus Award for Fashion Excellence, General Motors Student Design Competion, and IADT’s Outstanding Senior Collection award. In addition, as the winner of 2008 Latino Fashion Week’s Student Competition, Nora showed her collection at the Latino Fashion Week “El Fin” fashion show.

In November 2008, Nora was one of three designers, from a pool of more than five hundred, chosen to showcase her designs in a runway show in New York City for the online magazine Myitthings.com. In March 2009, Nora was selected as one of six designers to participate in the Chicago Fashion Incubator at Macy’s. As a current designer in residence, Nora is actively working toward launching her first line for Spring 2010. Inspired by art and architecture, Nora’s designs are generally very sculptured and tailored with precise attention to detail. Her extensive travel throughout the world, including a year in Spain, continues to serve as a source of inspiration.

Nora’s designs have appeared in a number of publications including Women’s Wear Daily, CS Magazine, Strut Magazine and the Chicago Sun-Times. Additionally she has been featured on ABC-7 news and WGN TV-Adelante.