Honors & Awards

Having started her career at Vogue Australia, working alongside designers such as Josh Goot (WARDROBE.NYC) and photographers Will Davidson, Lachlan Bailey, and Sebastian Kim. Under the direction of Christine Centenera, Samira Nasr, and Carine Roitfeld, she assisted in the creation of cover stories and campaigns for luxury brands such as Chanel.

While at Parsons School of Design, she refined her editorial perspective under the mentorship of Vanessa Friedman (The New York Times). In the same year, she was selected for the Teen Vogue certificate program, taught by Amy Astley (Editor-in-Chief, Architectural Digest), before joining Mario Testino’s studio, where she broadened her scope in editorial storytelling and creative direction.

She made her Creative Director debut at New York Fashion Week with Dreams & Nightmares at Pier 59 Studios. Cuso has been featured in ELLE Hong Kong, The Cut, New York Magazine, and Fashion Week Online. She has also written and directed cover stories for international editions of Grazia and L’Officiel.

A Founding Member of Soho House San Francisco and L’Alliance New York, Cuso continues to define visual culture, merging editorial precision with artistic exploration to define contemporary storytelling